Straight truck owner/operator

Hi There,

I've been thinking about becoming a straight/expedite owner operator. I've looking around online to get some info but have found very little. I've heard a lot about loadlink to get loads, especially canada only to start but they only offer a demo that shows 1 page out of 50 pages of loads and to see the rest I need to sign up and pay and I've heard it was about $300 monthly another $200 fee for the year. Like why would I pay anything like that before I even purchase a truck?? If I want to see if I MIGHT have a chance, I want to see it in front of me before I fork out money. Does anybody on here know where I could find a bit more promising info or even if I COULD make a go at this? Thanks