CURA module

Email automation for freight forwarders

Email automation for freight forwarders means that an AI reads every incoming email, recognises the case and prepares the reply for approval. The CURA module of PULSE classifies every email, creates jobs as cases and drafts the reply in your tone of voice, directly in Outlook, without changing your transport management system (TMS). Today, your best people spend 30 to 50% of their time in the inbox.

Module
CURA, the AI back-office assistant for incoming emails in PULSE
Handles
Booking, status, rate and invoice emails as well as customs documents, in German, English and other languages on request
Result
Job created as a case, checked for gaps, reply in your tone of voice saved as a draft in the mailbox
Control
Your back-office staff review and send; uncertain cases go to a person
Timeframe
First results after four weeks, fully in production after 8 to 12 weeks

Why the flood of email slows down dispatch

Booking emails, status requests, rate requests, incoming invoices, customs documents: everything has to be read, classified and answered. Each one takes minutes to hours. With ten back-office staff, that adds up to several full-time positions spent on routine instead of adding value.

Three steps. In Outlook.

No new email client, no IT project.

  1. The email arrives as it does today, in the shared mailbox or directly with the member of staff.
  2. CURA reads and classifies: it recognises a job, status, rate, invoice or customs request, extracts the data and checks for gaps. From a booking email, CURA creates a case and assigns follow-up emails to the same case; how this works in detail is explained under Order entry from emails.
  3. The draft sits in the right mailbox in your tone of voice; your member of staff reviews it and clicks send.

In your tone of voice, multilingual

CURA learns from your past replies and writes in your style, not in generic chatbot prose. Multilingual (German, English, others on request), so international correspondence is covered as well. On request, job data goes straight into the TMS.

You stay in control

PULSE sends nothing without asking: by default the AI drafts, and your back-office team reviews every draft and clicks send. Optionally, automatic sending (auto-send) can be switched on, tied to confidence thresholds that you set yourself. In uncertain cases, the AI escalates to a person instead of guessing. Processing takes place in German data centres; what that means for data protection is explained under GDPR-compliant AI for logistics, and which other providers exist in the provider comparison 2026.

First results after four weeks

A rollout, not an IT project: after four weeks you see the first processed cases, and you are fully in production after 8 to 12 weeks. CURA is the recommended starting point; we activate FINUS (incoming invoices with DATEV export) and VECTIS (customs) when you are ready, on the same platform, without a second rollout.

FAQ

Common questions

Does the AI replace our back-office staff?

No. CURA works in draft mode: the reply lands in Outlook as a draft, and your staff always have the last word. The AI does not send by itself; automatic sending (auto-send) is optional and tied to confidence thresholds that you set, in other words to how certain the AI is about a case.

Which emails can PULSE handle for a freight forwarder?

Booking requests, status and tracking requests, rate requests, incoming invoices and customs. Multilingual (German, English, others on request). In uncertain cases, CURA escalates to a person.

Does PULSE create jobs directly from the email?

Yes. CURA creates a case from the booking email and assigns follow-up emails to the same case. On request, the job data goes straight into the TMS.

Do we need to install anything in Outlook for PULSE?

No, PULSE can be used without an add-in. It runs on the mailbox itself, not in the email client: drafts, categories and folders appear directly in your normal Outlook, whether web, desktop or mobile. An Outlook add-in is available as an option.

Does PULSE learn our writing style?

Yes. CURA learns your tone of voice from your past replies: the drafts sound like your back-office team, not like a generic chatbot.