Going with a fleet owner first has numerous advantages over owning your own truck, or trying to, especially if you have no money.
Expediting is a FANTASTIC opportunity for people who can live on the road and want to improve their financial circumstances or even turn their lives around.
I know of few other opportunities where with a clean record and a small amount of start-up money (for the items Terry mentioned), someone can quickly get into an expensive fleet-owner's truck to drive in an arrangement that can pay good money.
You don't need a college degree. You don't need previous experience. The gross income you will earn on your first load is the same income a 20-year veteran would earn on the same load. Some of that will go to a fleet owner in return for the use of his or her truck and the coaching and other support you receive. While it's no fun to see the money go to someone else, a good fleet owner is worth the price. It is no small thing to be seated in a money-making piece of equipment that someone else paid for. A good fleet owner's coaching can help you learn and grow in the business.
If you work smart, live within your means on the road, and manage your money well, you can go from having no money in the bank to having several thousand dollars in a fairly short time. If you keep at it for several years, you can work your way to a point where you can afford your own rig, if that is what you want. If you make a long-term career of it, you can work you way toward a comfortable retirement and have a lot of fun along the way.