BravoTran FAQ
BravoTran is an automation platform for freight forwarders. It covers three connected products: Payables (paying invoices correctly and on time), Receivables (auditing and managing what you bill), and Cash Application (matching and closing incoming payments). All three run on the same pattern: BravoTran automates the confirmable majority of transactions and only routes genuine exceptions to a person.
Freight forwarders run AP, AR, or cash reconciliation across spreadsheets, manual checks, or disconnected point tools. BravoTran works across TMS platforms, not just CargoWise, so it fits forwarders on other systems too.
You can start with one. BravoTran is sold modularly. A forwarder who only wants Payables is a complete, fully served customer, not a partial one. You can add Cash Application or Receivables later if and when you need them.
Most tools flag a possible match and leave someone to close it. BravoTran matches and closes confirmed transactions automatically across Payables, Receivables, and Cash Application. Only real exceptions reach a person. That's a difference in kind, not just a smaller number of manual touches. BravoTran was also built specifically for freight forwarders, not adapted from a general AP/AR tool. We process more invoices in this industry than any other vendor, so our matching is built on freight-specific volume, not a generic dataset. Other tools serve forwarders as one vertical among many. We only serve this industry, which is why we catch the exceptions a generalist tool misses.
No. BravoTran integrates with CargoWise, and that integration runs deep, but BravoTran is TMS-agnostic and works with other systems as well. Large forwarders and their freight auditors typically need more than what any single TMS can deliver on its own, which is part of why BravoTran exists as a separate layer.
Payables makes sure every invoice is paid correctly and on time, without someone checking each one by hand. It includes Statement of Account (SOA) reconciliation, bundled in by default with new Payables deals.
Receivables audits invoices before they go out, catches billing errors and rate issues before they cost you, and gives you one place to manage AR instead of chasing it across systems.
Cash Application matches every incoming payment, remittance advice, original invoice, and bank deposit, and closes confirmed matches directly in your TMS. You only see what actually needs a decision.
Yes. Ask your BravoTran contact for the Greencarrier case study (Payables) or the Receivables case studies covering a coffee retailer, an industrial manufacturer, and a luxury retail and watch company. We can also set up a call with a current BravoTran customer directly.
On Payables: customers across 9 countries have cut AP labor by 10x. Greencarrier is a named customer reference for that result. On Receivables: customers have seen underbillings identified at 0.8% of invoice value, 97% on-time payment, a 45-day reduction in DSO, and a 50% reduction in bad debt. Individual customers have gone further. One coffee retailer cut $1.8MM in past-due balances in half within 30 days and identified $2.5MM a year in underbilling. An industrial manufacturer held 99.7% on-time payment through a major internal systems migration.
No. BravoTran works across TMS platforms, including CargoWise and Magaya, and is built to sit alongside your existing systems rather than replace them. If your system has an open API, we can typically build a connection. If it's a closed or custom-built system, we'll work directly with your developers to get it connected.
Your BravoTran contact will walk through your current AP, AR, or cash reconciliation process, show you the relevant product live, and talk through what a rollout would look like for your team. Timelines vary by which products you're implementing and how your data is set up today, so we'll give you specifics once we know your situation.
They're routed to a person on your team as an exception, with the context needed to resolve it. BravoTran doesn't claim 100% automation. It automates the confirmable majority and makes sure only the real exceptions take up anyone's time. Each time your team resolves an exception, BravoTran uses that decision to handle similar cases automatically going forward. The more it sees, the fewer exceptions repeat.
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