Can somebody help me out with Landstar rates in Houston?

I'm trying to get an ideal of what kind of rates are coming out of Houston with a flatbed or step deck. I've talked to Landstar and they emailed me some loads but most of them are going to candada and I dont have a passport. Can anybody give me some rates coming out of Houston going anywhere within 1k-1500 miles? I'm trying to figure out if I can make any money by running out and back or if I would have to stay out for a while to make a decent living. Thanks for any help you can give.

 

Is that gross or to the truck?

 

I wish they would give a login and password that would last a week so I could see various loads coming in and at at different times. I guess I'm supposed to take LS's word that they pay what they pay.

 

Anybody have any new info for the Houston area with a flatbed? I never made the move to Ls but have been approved now and I'm trying to make my decision. Right now I run Tx, Ok, and La and average 1.83 per mile all miles. Is it possible to stay in these same states and do better with Ls? I see a lot of people complain about coming to Houston so that makes me a little unsure of the switch. Any info is appreciated

 

Do they have enough local loads to stay busy with a flat? Right now I run a combo of local/5-600 mile loads going to the surrounding states and usually gross 3500-4500 a week. Can I do better then the 2.50 a mile gross that I'm roughly getting now?

 

I get 1.83 per mile to the truck for all miles. I hardly have any deadhead and average 2k miles a week. I just get tired of getting "punished" sometimes for turning down loads I don't want to do. Also i don't ever get any real good loads to boost my revenue or if I need to make up for a bad week I don't have a choice of what I do. I can turn it down but the next load won't be any better then average load I just turned down.