Does AI quoting software work with CargoWise?

Email-based tools like Laneworks work beside CargoWise without connecting to it: quoting happens in the inbox, and the booked job goes into CargoWise as usual.

Nothing is installed or integrated, so your CargoWise configuration isn't touched, and setup takes minutes instead of a project. Since the move to per-transaction Value Packs, a flat-fee quoting tool also keeps quoting cost off the transaction meter.

Full guide: The CargoWise quoting add-on.

Two ways AI tools sit next to CargoWise

• Integrated tools read and write CargoWise data through its APIs or eAdaptor. They can create quotes inside CargoWise, but setup needs CargoWise access, partner involvement and often transaction fees.
• Email-based tools work in the inbox, before anything reaches CargoWise. The customer's request is read and priced from a rate sheet, the reply goes out, and only won jobs are entered as bookings.

Which suits a small forwarder

For forwarders with one or two quoting mailboxes, the email route is faster to start: nothing to connect, no change to how CargoWise is used, and no extra CargoWise transactions for quotes that never turn into jobs. The trade-off is that the rate sheet lives outside CargoWise, so carrier rate updates need to reach it too, ideally by forwarding the carrier notice.

Laneworks takes the email route: it answers the quote request, and your team enters the booking in CargoWise as they do today.