Pulse Europe S.r.o.

What Pulse Europe S.r.o. does

Pulse Europe S.r.o. is a privately held Slovak road-freight forwarder headquartered in Michalovce, operating its own fleet across the European Union, Switzerland, and Great Britain. The company is structured around four core transport products: Express delivery (1 to 12 pallets, with quotes returned within 15 minutes and door-to-door routing), Temperature-Controlled Transport for pharmaceutical and healthcare cargo using approximately 30 refrigerated vans equipped with GPS navigation and thermographic printers and operated by GDP-trained drivers, Full Truck Load (FTL, 34 to 38 euro-pallets), and Less-Than-Truckload (LTL, 1 to 38 pallets charged per loading meter). Fleet scale comprises approximately 100 vans with tail-lifts and pallet trucks plus 30 refrigerated vehicles, and the company is certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and GDP standards.

Operationally, Pulse Europe runs a sales-led, quote-based go-to-market targeting pharmaceutical and healthcare shippers (primary vertical), event organizers, and general cargo clients, with 24/7 dispatch, real-time GPS tracking, and notification on load and delivery. Pricing is bespoke per shipment, varying with cargo type, weight, dimensions, destination, and service level, rather than published tiers. Cross-border capability is differentiated by team-level experience of more than 20 years in customs-cleared transports, including T1 declarations, CARNET ATA documentation, and customs-surveillance shipments, supported by long-standing client relationships exceeding 10 years. Multi-language site presentation (Slovak, English, German) and rail container imagery indicate an emerging multimodal and German-market focus, though revenue, funding, and headcount are not publicly disclosed, and ownership is concentrated in private/management hands.

Name

Pulse Europe S.r.o.

Legal name

Pulse Europe s.r.o.

Website

https://pulseeurope.sk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pulse Europe S.r.o. is a Slovakia-based, asset-heavy road freight forwarder that runs approximately 100 vans and 30 refrigerated vehicles to deliver express, FTL, LTL, and GDP-compliant pharmaceutical transport across the EU, Switzerland, and Great Britain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Freight Transportation

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230), Couriers and Express Delivery Services (49211)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Refrigerated (Chilled) Freight Forwarding (TLACAMAA)

Keywords

• Road freight forwarding
• Temperature-controlled transport
• Express delivery services
• Pharmaceutical logistics
• Cross-border trucking

Headquarters

HQ city

Michalovce

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Express Delivery Services: Express shipments with pricing quote provided within 15 minutes. Door-to-door delivery for consignments from 1 to 12 pallets.
2. Temperature-Controlled Transport: Pharmaceutical and healthcare industry transport with GDP-trained drivers. Revenue generated per shipment based on distance, cargo type, and temperature requirements.
3. FTL (Full Truck Load) Transport: Complete truck shipments of 34-38 euro-pallets directly from pickup to delivery location.
4. LTL (Less-Than-Truckload) Transport: Partial truckload shipments charged per loading metre of consignment. Transportation amount from 1 to 38 pallets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Pulse Europe S.r.o. is a Slovak road freight forwarding company that operates its own fleet of 40 ADR-certified vehicles and 60+ experienced drivers to provide cross-border road transportation across 27 EU countries plus the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Norway. The company offers full truckload (FTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) road freight services, temperature-controlled (refrigerated) transport for pharmaceutical and perishable goods, time-critical express transport, and specialized event logistics for festivals and concerts.

Product overview

Pulse Europe S.r.o. is a freight forwarding company providing international and domestic road transport services across Europe. The company offers four interconnected logistics services: Express Transport for time-sensitive shipments (up to 12 pallets with 15-minute quotes), Temperature Controlled Transport (Thermo) for pharmaceutical and healthcare cargo with GDP-compliant operations, Full Truck Load (FTL) for complete truck shipments of 34-38 pallets, and Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) for partial shipments charged by loading meter. All services operate 24/7 with GPS tracking capabilities. The company specializes in customs-supervised transports, T1 declarations, and CARNET ATA documentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Road Freight Transport (FTL/LTL)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Girteka: Lithuanian-owned, asset-heavy pan-European road freight carrier with one of the largest truck fleets in Europe; comparable operating model (own fleet, cross-border road, FTL focus).
• Raben Group: Polish-headquartered European road freight forwarder with owned fleet and contract logistics; comparable in service mix (FTL, LTL, groupage, temperature-controlled) and cross-border European footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Geodis: French global logistics provider with European road freight, contract logistics, and dedicated pharma/healthcare distribution; competes for cross-border European and pharma accounts.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Swiss global forwarder with leading European road, air, and sea freight operations and dedicated KN PharmaChain offering; overlaps with Pulse Europe's pharma-grade road positioning at a global scale.
• DB Schenker: German-headquartered global freight forwarder with strong European land transport and contract logistics; competes directly on cross-border EU road freight with broader multi-modal capability.
• DACHSER: German global logistics provider with deep European road freight network and dedicated temperature-controlled/Food Logistics offering; overlaps heavily with Pulse Europe's European road + thermo positioning.
• DSV: Danish global freight forwarder with a large European road, air, and sea forwarding book, including DSV Pharma & Healthcare cold-chain capabilities; competes for the same European freight customers at much greater scale.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: German-headquartered global forwarder with significant European road freight, air/sea, and dedicated Pharma & Healthcare solutions; comparable service breadth on cross-border European lanes.

Regional players

• Waberer's: Hungarian-listed asset-based road freight carrier with pan-European FTL/LTL operations; similar Central European roots and comparable asset-heavy business model, but listed peer benchmarking.

Emerging players

• Emons Spedition: Mid-sized European road freight forwarder with multi-country presence and specialisation in niche segments including pharma and high-value cargo; comparable in scale and operational specialisation to Pulse Europe.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pulse-europe-s-r-o

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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