Loadlink or not to loadlink?

I'm at a cross roads.
Walked away from my company's bad contract offer. Almost sold my truck but came to my senses and took the ad down.
I have several places to land, they are better contracts than the one I walked from, but I have no payment and financially sound enough to maybe take a chance on my own Authority.

I'd like to start with Canada only and Loadlink is the only load board for that, or so im told. You cant tell squat from their demo as far as what pays what, how much freight comes and goes from the east coast and if its flat step or van, and weights. I really dont want to go with a tri axel trailer as from what I'm told, you don't get paid any extra to drag those loads so why put your gear thru it, and,
I'd eventually like to get my US Authority so tandem it is..... just which trailer?

You cant get a 7 or 14 day demo from loadlink to see what's happening, you have to have numbers and vehicle insurance first, so...you have to take word of some salesman on the phone which direction to go,.... and... the price of load link is high it seems compared to US equivalents.

So.....
I'd like to rent a trailer to start.
Flat step or van? I'm leaning van with flat a close second...
If I go flat...
Will a 48' do or do you need a 53'?
Any ideas on best places to rent?
I have phone calls into a couple of the larger rental companies and no return calls yet? Not sure if they will even rent to a one truck O/O?
Are their any load boards that are better than or equal to loadlink that have a better demo?
Any, and I mean any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

Cash. Time. Any advice is appreciated.

 

Do you do step canada east only?

 

Thank you for the advice, I also have started down the Landstar route. I dont have a copy of my medical so I have to go to my Doc's office Monday and we get a copy, also have a good offer from a local company that's a part of a huge company to do step or van whichever I want. I may do one of those but still would like to look down all the roads before making a decision.
Thanks again!