{"id":73130,"date":"2026-02-03T10:07:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=73130"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:04:10","slug":"salesflex","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/en-gb\/stories\/salesflex\/","title":{"rendered":"How SalesFlex Built a 40-Client 3PL on ShipStation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-from-shipping-software-to-operational-backbone\">From shipping software to operational backbone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/player.js\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/p8jpr7fkyt.js\" async type=\"module\"><\/script><style>wistia-player[media-id='p8jpr7fkyt']:not(:defined) { background: center \/ contain no-repeat url('https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/p8jpr7fkyt\/swatch'); display: block; filter: blur(5px); padding-top:56.25%; }<\/style> <wistia-player media-id=\"p8jpr7fkyt\" aspect=\"1.7777777777777777\"><\/wistia-player>\n\n\n\n<p>When Kyle Zehring launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gosalesflex.com\/\">SalesFlex<\/a> Fulfillment in Memphis, Tennessee, he didn&#8217;t just adopt ShipStation as a shipping tool\u2014he built his entire 3PL operation around it. 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