cautious yet curious newbie

I live in florida and am trying to get financing together for school. I am very interested in otr but at this curent time cant do it, maybe in a few months. I have read more horror stories than i can count about different companies and schools, so i have been doing alot of research to try and figure out the best method. any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated. This is something i have wanted to do for a long time, it was my original plan when i moved to florida a year ago. My grandfather is a retired otr driver and i always loved going out with him as a child.

 

I live in sarasota. I have heard that it is hard getting loads in florida which i found odd, i really thought this was a bigger freight state than what it is. I have looked into Roehl myself do they hire rookies?