What’s New in fLex: the New Customer Portal is Complete

Over the past few months, we’ve moved the last features across to the new customer portal and added native support for imperial units. We’ve also made it easy to give your customers guides inside the portal, and moved key background jobs onto a new scheduling engine. Here’s what’s new, and what it means for you and your customers.  Everything from the old portal, now in the new one  The new Online Tools customer portal now has ...

Mark Kristensen at IFLN 2026

IFLN Conference in Buenos Aires

The IFLN Conference was a great opportunity to connect with freight forwarders from around the world, share ideas, and discuss the challenges and opportunities shaping our industry. During the event, we presented our perspective on structured quoting and operational efficiency, while also gathering valuable insights from conversations with industry professionals.  Here are three key takeaways from the conference:  1. ...

Spot quote dashboard

fLex Now Runs on .NET 8: What It Means for Freight Forwarders

If you’re evaluating digital quoting and booking platforms in 2026, here’s what you need to know about fLex and the technology behind it.  fLex is the flagship platform from CON-LINQ, built specifically for freight forwarders and LSPs. It handles carrier rate management, instant quoting, and booking across all transport modes – air, ocean, road, rail, courier, and parcel. Forwarders ...

fLex platform screenshots – freight forwarding automation interface

The Real Enemy of Personal Service in Freight Forwarding Isn’t the System

I hear this argument often when I talk with freight forwarders:  “We can’t quote from a system. Our business runs on personal service and relationships.”  At first, it sounds reasonable. Freight forwarding is a relationship business. Your customers don’t come to you because they want to feel processed. They come to you because their shipments are urgent, complicated, sometimes ...

Eazy2Ship booking portal

Supporting Franchise-Based Logistics: Eazy2Ship Customer Story

At CON-LINQ, we are proud to support franchise-based logistics businesses with technology that simplifies shipping operations and improves efficiency across the entire organization.  One of our valued customers, Eazy2Ship, recently shared their experience working with CON-LINQ and implementing our solutions to modernize their shipping platform and streamline internal processes.  Below is their story.  “For nearly ...