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Charlotte, NC September 2023 Transharpe has rebranded to meshVI.  Following the closing of their private investment and partnership with Kleinschmidt Inc. of Deerfield,  Illinois, the meshVI team has sunsetted the FleetVIMS name in order to better represent their mission, product and services.  The new name is pronounced mesh-vee-eye. 

Just as a mesh interconnects and strengthens, meshVI does the same - uniting the intricate threads of insurance information and data into one powerful, intelligent platform.

The "VI" in the name, standing for Verified Insurance, underscores the company’s pledge to empower the transportation insurance industry with reliable data and advanced technology to simplify insurance processes, mitigate risks, deliver confidence, and drive operational excellence.

The new name signifies an unwavering commitment to advancing the industry, maintaining and evolving the same exceptional platform under a different name.

“We built our team and solution with deep process knowledge of the transportation insurance industry, and combined that with workflow technology expertise to ensure that we are focused on solving real problems with meaningful solutions,” said Andy Sharpe, CEO of meshVI.  “The new name reinforces our mission and vision to transform the transportation insurance industry with modern technology that interconnects a vast, fragmented network of industry participants.

The company will be launching a new website by the end of 2023.  

meshVI is known for its flagship insurance platform product, which streamlines data sharing between carriers and insurers, agencies and wholesalers. The solution saves thousands of hours every year by replacing manual processes for agents, wholesalers, brokers, insurers and insureds by providing online access to current vehicle, policy, and client changes. 

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meshVI 

Tiana Schowe, COO & Co-Founder 

Direct 803.630.1908  -  Office 336.794.6653

Email - tiana@meshvi.com 

Website - www.meshvi.com

Deerfield, IL, September 14, 2023 Today Kleinschmidt, Inc. and meshVI announce their partnership in developing solutions for the transportation and logistics industry. This provides an opportunity for Kleinschmidt to diversify and invest further into their core market, and for meshVI to advance their services and infrastructure.

While the two technology companies have historically had different fundamental focuses in the supply chain, the industries they serve intersect, as do their data functions.

“We see this opportunity as an exciting way for Kleinschmidt to expand in an industry that we have supported for over four decades. The deep knowledge that the leaders at meshVI have of the transportation insurance industry has driven them forward with a clear vision. They are already delivering a significant time savings to their clients. It seemed like the perfect synergy for Kleinschmidt to invest in that vision,” commented Dan Heinen, CEO of Kleinschmidt.

Andy Sharpe, CEO of meshVI agrees, saying that “the partnership is more than the investment for us at meshVI. We look forward to leveraging the technology expertise of Kleinschmidt. They are known for building essential B2B data connections, and we are meshing insurance data and processes; this is one of many reasons this is an excellent partnership.”

Kleinschmidt has earned a reputation as a leading, reliable value added network (VAN) for electronic data integration (EDI) services for over 40 years and the industry’s best uptime record. Services have expanded to include what Kleinschmidt calls “any-to-any” data integration, minimizing impact to internal business operations regardless of data format provided or required by trading partner. They support the supply chain with a network involving customized e-commerce data message transformations and delivery through a multitude of protocols, including application programming interface (API) solutions. 

meshVI, formerly Transharpe, is known for its flagship insurance platform product, which streamlines data sharing between carriers and insurers, agencies and wholesalers. The solution saves thousands of hours every year by replacing manual processes for agents, wholesalers, brokers, insurers and insureds by providing online access to current vehicle, policy, and client changes. 

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Press Inquiries:

Kleinschmidt Inc.

Lucy Smith, Dir. Product Management 

Direct 847.452.6534 

Email - lucy@kleinschmidtinc.com 

Website - www.kleinschmidt.com 

meshVI 

Tiana Schowe, COO & Co-Founder 

Direct 803.630.1908 - Office 336.794.6653

Email - tiana@meshvi.com 

Website - www.meshvi.com 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. SambaSafety® is the nation’s leading provider of driver risk management solutions, including motor vehicle records (MVRs) and pre-employment screening. Transharpe and SambaSafety announced today that they have partnered to integrate SambaSafety’s Qorta product into Transharpe’s FleetVIMS platform, in addition to the fully integrated SambaSafety Volta product. 

“We’re excited to help existing and new motor carriers improve safety through Qorta’s driver monitoring services along with our insurance partners.” said Andy Sharpe, President – for Transharpe. “The MVR & driver monitoring integration in FleetVIMS drastically saves users time, improves efficiency, and helps reduce portal fatigue all while making America’s roads safer.”  

SambaSafety provides two MVR systems to the marketplace, Qorta for motor carriers and Volta for insurance partners. The Qorta platform offers the industry’s most comprehensive driver risk management solution, helping companies lower cost and reduce administrative burden – all while ensuring only the safest individuals are driving.  Volta streamlines the underwriting process with alternative MVR data to cost-effectively identify drivers presenting the most potential risk. 

Qorta provides unparalleled insight into a company’s driver risk. Qorta delivers instant Motor Vehicle Record ordering in all 50 states, along with national coverage for violation and license monitoring. Transharpe Solutions has aligned with SambaSafety to deliver a more complete driver risk profile, identifying changes in individual driver history and license status with real-time alerts. You can collect data across your driver population, use risk-scoring and categorization features to interpret actionable insights and assign mastery-based training – all in one platform. Proactive data of high, medium and low-risk drivers paired with clear analytics helps companies improve driver retention, lower costs, reduce liability exposure and promote safer communities.  

With this partnership, Volta MVRs can be ordered and managed seamlessly in FleetVIMS for underwriting review and Qorta motor carrier pre-hire driver record checks that is fully compliant. Information like the driver age, CDL original date to calculate years of experience, and medical certificate dates are automatically calculated and displayed in FleetVIMS.  

“Transharpe is constantly looking for solutions to improve and streamline traditional processes for their customers with a focus on an easy customer experience. This integration solves a traditionally time-consuming process into an instant and organized system to order, manage, review and maintain MVRs,” said Eric Spencer, AVP Business Development at Transharpe. “We are very proud to partner with the industry leader in driver data and analysis. This partnership is saving our clients up to 95% of time spent ordering and reviewing MVRs in addition to saving up to 60% for traditional MVR pricing."  

About Transharpe 

Transharpe is a leading transportation insurance technology partner with the mission of solving real issues. The flagship product FleetVIMS, was developed to streamline the vehicle, driver and insurance management. FleetVIMS is for insurance carriers, wholesalers, MGAs, insurance agencies and motor carriers. The web-based software platform simplifies the management and communication from a centralized source. Retain and obtain clients, save money, time and decrease expenses and increase customer satisfaction with ease. The Transharpe team is composed of experienced insurance professionals that understand the industry and areas for improvement at a fundamental level. For more information, go to http://www.transharpe.com.  

About SambaSafety 

SambaSafety is the market leader of cloud-based risk management solutions for organizations with commercial and non-commercial drivers. Through the collection, correlation and analysis of driver information—motor vehicle records, court data, status checks, accident data, incident data, compliance information, medical certifications—our innovative platform automates the driver risk management process delivering a comprehensive 360-degree view of driver behavior and performance. SambaSafety provides organizations across the United States and Canada the actionable insight to improve driver performance, reduce accidents, lower insurance costs and limit risks—ultimately improving community safety. For more information, go to http://www.sambasafety.com

SOURCE Transharpe - Press Contact Tiana Schowe, tiana@transharpe.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (PRWEB) SambaSafety® is the nation’s leading provider of driver risk management solutions, including motor vehicle records (MVRs) and pre-employment screening. Transharpe and SambaSafety announced today that they have partnered to offer fully integrated access to SambaSafety’s Qorta and Volta products into Transharpe’s FleetVIMS™ product.  

“The SambaSafety MVR solutions are widely used in the transportation industry by insurance partners as well as motor carriers,” said Rich Bren, VP of business development – for Transharpe. “Our FleetVIMS integration with SambaSafety drastically saves our clients time and improves efficiency.”  

SambaSafety provides two driver management systems to the marketplace, Volta and Qorta. Volta streamlines the underwriting process with alternative MVR data to cost-effectively identify drivers presenting the most potential risk. This risk evaluation tool identifies the most recently reported violations from court records and Department of Motor Vehicle databases across 37 states. Volta provides insight into which drivers need further evaluation in order to provide a more accurate quote. Volta integration allows state direct MVRs in non-Volta states.  

Qorta provides unparalleled insight into your company’s driver risk. Qorta delivers instant Motor Vehicle Record ordering in all 50 states, along with national coverage for violation and license monitoring. Transharpe Solutions has aligned with SambaSafety to deliver a more complete driver risk profile, identifying changes in individual driver history and license status with real-time alerts. You can collect data across your driver population, use risk-scoring and categorization features to interpret actionable insights and assign mastery-based training – all in one platform. Proactive data of high, medium and low-risk drivers paired with clear analytics helps companies improve driver retention, lower costs, reduce liability exposure and promote safer communities.  

With this partnership, MVRs can be ordered and managed seamlessly in FleetVIMS for underwriting review and motor carrier pre-hire driver record checks that is fully compliant. Information like the driver age, CDL original date to calculate years of experience, and license type are automatically calculated and displayed in FleetVIMS.  

“Transharpe is constantly looking for solutions to improve and streamline traditional processes for their customers with a focus on an easy customer experience. This integration solves a traditionally time-consuming process into an instant and organized system to order, manage, review and maintain MVRs,” said Andy Sharpe, president of Transharpe. “We are very proud to partner with the industry leader in driver data and analysis. This partnership is saving our clients up to 95% of time spent ordering and reviewing MVRs in addition to saving up to 60% for traditional MVR pricing."  

About Transharpe 

Transharpe is a leading transportation insurance technology partner with the mission of solving real issues. The flagship product FleetVIMS, was developed to streamline the vehicle, driver and insurance management. FleetVIMS is for insurance carriers, wholesalers, MGAs, insurance agencies and motor carriers. The web-based software simplifies the management and communication from a centralized source. Retain and obtain clients, save money, time and decrease expenses and increase customer satisfaction with ease. The Transharpe team is composed of experienced insurance professionals that understand the industry and areas for improvement at a fundamental level. For more information, go to: FleetVIMS.com

About SambaSafety 

SambaSafety is the market leader of cloud-based risk management solutions for organizations with commercial and non-commercial drivers. Through the collection, correlation and analysis of driver information—motor vehicle records, court data, status checks, accident data, incident data, compliance information, medical certifications—our innovative platform automates the driver risk management process delivering a comprehensive 360-degree view of driver behavior and performance. SambaSafety provides organizations across the United States and Canada the actionable insight to improve driver performance, reduce accidents, lower insurance costs and limit risks—ultimately improving community safety. For more information, go to: SambaSafety.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (PRWEB) TranSharpe Solutions, LLC (“TranSharpe”) announced today the addition of Tiana Schowe, CPCU as VP of Operations & Marketing. In her role, Tiana will capitalize on her two decades of transportation insurance experience to further the TranSharpe mission of enhancing the insurance and transportation industries with solutions that save time and money, simplify processes and improve efficiencies for everyone.

“As the original member of the Advisory Board, I have a deep understanding of the value TranSharpe brings to the insurance industry and it is exciting to be a part of the team. Our flagship product FleetVIMS, for example, aligns with my passion for providing simple, practical and meaningful solutions to the insurance industry,” commented Schowe.

FleetVIMS improves the efficiency of vehicle insurance management, with its simplified processes for trucking, motor coach, buses, taxis, or fleets of other asset types. FleetVIMS is built on state-of-the-art technology with various 3rd party integrations, including SambaSafety for MVRs which many agencies have stated makes FleetVIMS a “no-brainer”.

“We are elated that Tiana has joined our team to share her passion for building and introducing technology-based innovation to the insurance industry. We designed FleetVIMS and other upcoming products with ease of use and efficiency as the goal,” said Andy Sharpe, President and Founder of TranSharpe. “We believe Tiana’s experience in and knowledge of the transportation insurance industry will play a critical role ensuring we create best-in-class and practical solutions as we work to become the industry standard for software.”

Schowe continued, “Andy took a real problem in the industry and created an excellent and meaningful solution. In today’s world there are too many technology solutions that don’t understand or solve core issues. That is what makes TranSharpe unique. We are a team of seasoned technology, retail, & wholesale insurance professionals, and as a result we know what problems to solve and how to solve them.”

About TranSharpe Solutions, LLC
TranSharpe Solutions, LLC is an InsurTech helping transportation, trucking, and commercial auto-focused insurance entities and their clients by elevating their technology & vehicle insurance management. This is done by providing specialized easy to use Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions including clients’ direct access, automated monthly reports, communication, and a transparent audit trail. TranSharpe is a privately held company. Visit: http://www.transharpe.com for more information.

#FleetVIMS #TranSurTech #InsurTech #FutureOfInsurance #InsuranceSolutions #Trucking #Insurance

Contact Andy Sharpe, President & Founder
TranSharpe Solutions, LLC
Charlotte, NC
media@transharpe.com
https://transharpe.com/fleetvims

Schedule a demo: https://bit.ly/3qDx15z

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (PRWEB) TranSharpe Solutions, LLC (“TranSharpe”) announced today the formation of its Advisory Board. These advisors will leverage their collective skills and expertise to provide guidance and direction to the company’s leadership team through its continued growth and development as a transportation InsurTech pioneer.

“We are proud to announce this group of proven experienced leaders to advise our company through future phases of growth,” said Andy Sharpe, President & Founder of TranSharpe. “Each advisor brings a unique perspective and experience which has already been valuable to our leadership team. Their combined experience in technology, insurance, transportation, and enterprise growth will help us continue to elevate the TranSurTech™, InsurTech for Transportation, experience with new and exciting opportunities.”

Timothy Leonard, current owner of multiple trucking companies and a freight broker company has extensive experience in the Transportation & Supply Chain industry including as CTO/EVP for both transportation logistics software company TMW, a Trimble Company as well as supply chain and trucking & logistics companies USXpress, GM, Arnold Transportation. Tim has built enterprise data warehouses for the NSA, and CIA. Military service includes one combat tour awarded the Bronze Star, for services severed.

Tiana Schowe is an accomplished insurance professional. With 20 years of experience, Tiana has served in a variety of roles throughout her career including underwriting, product management, technology, and program management. She is currently a Director at SubroSmart, a subrogation Insurtech. She is a published writer, an internationally syndicated podcast host, and works with professionals as a life and career coach.

Jason Hines is CEO and Co-Founder of Gigasheet a SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform for cybersecurity. Previously he was Chief Revenue Officer at Recorded Future, where he grew ARR (annual recurring revenues) from $0 to $112M, growing sales by over 1300%. Earlier Jason was at Google where he was an early contributor to what is now the Google Cloud Platform business. Before Google, he was at Spotfire, a Business Intelligence data visualization software startup that was acquired by Tibco for $195M.

Ric Garner is a Managing Director with global professional services company NTT DATA currently serving as the leader for the Future Workforce Transformation service. Ric has over 16 years of experience partnering with Fortune 100 leadership teams in the Banking, Insurance, and Capital markets industries to deliver strategic, large-scale transformation programs. His areas of focus include talent strategy, culture transformation, future workforce transition, operational excellence, risk & regulatory compliance, and organizational change management.

About TranSharpe Solutions, LLC

TranSharpe Solutions, LLC is an InsurTech helping transportation, trucking, and commercial auto-focused insurance agencies along with their clients by elevating their technology & vehicle insurance management. This is done by providing specialized easy to use Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions including clients’ direct access, automated monthly reports, communication, and a transparent audit trail. TranSharpe is a privately held company. Visit: http://www.transharpe.com for more information.

#FleetVIMS #TranSurTech #InsurTech #FutureOfInsurance #InsuranceSolutions #Trucking #Insurance

Contact:

TranSharpe Solutions, LLC

Charlotte, NC

media@transharpe.com

https://transharpe.com/fleetvims

Schedule a demo: https://bit.ly/3qDx15z

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (PRWEB) TranSharpe Solutions, LLC (“TranSharpe”) announced today the addition of Richard “Rich” Bren, CPCU, CIC, TRS as VP Business Development. In his role, Bren will expand TranSharpe relationships, deepening their strategic partnerships and focusing on the flagship product FleetVIMS (Fleet Vehicle & Insurance Management System). FleetVIMS is an innovative approach to simplifying processes for insurance agencies with transportation clients of all sizes. Bren has been exceeding the expectations of his clients for 35 years in the commercial auto insurance industry. He has served in a variety of executive and leadership roles across insurance distribution channels, solving problems for agents and managing transportation risks.

“I was seeking an #InsurTech opportunity and was first impressed with the TranSharpe Leadership Team and then FleetVIMS from their initial review of it,” Bren said. “I love helping agents and transportation companies. I am excited to be a part of this team and expanding the use of FleetVIMS to make vehicle and driver insurance management easier for the Agent and Customer. The timely, efficient, and accurate manner in which account management occurs significantly helps both the agency and their clients.”

FleetVIMS improves the productivity of vehicle insurance management through its patent-pending processes helping insurance agencies with trucking, motor coach, buses, taxis, or fleets of other asset types improve their clients’ coverage and experience. FleetVIMS is built on state-of-the-art technology with various 3rd party integrations planned including partnering with Insurance Agency and Transportation Management Systems.

“We are thrilled Rich has joined our team to share his passion for helping and teaching agencies. We know FleetVIMS and future planned services will be very beneficial to our Agency Partners,” said Andy Sharpe, President of TranSharpe. “We believe Rich’s reputation and network in the transportation insurance industry will accelerate and strengthen our presence. Rich’s broad spectrum of expertise in transportation, insurance, and processes will be a huge asset to our clients for years to come.”

Bren continued, “Andy and I realized quickly that we have a common heart, vision, and perspective of transportation insurance. We respect the essential role of a retail insurance agent. Andy’s professionalism, dedication to “doing it right”, and working in the best interests of the client were clear from the start. The team he has brought together has the vision to improve the service experience and relationship with each client.”

About TranSharpe Solutions, LLC
TranSharpe Solutions, LLC is an InsurTech helping transportation, trucking, and commercial auto-focused insurance agencies along with their clients by elevating their technology & vehicle insurance management. This is done by providing specialized easy to use Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions including clients’ direct access, automated monthly reports, communication, and a transparent audit trail. TranSharpe is a privately held company. Visit: http://www.transharpe.com for more information.

Contact Andy Sharpe, President & Founder
TranSharpe Solutions, LLC
Charlotte, NC
media@transharpe.com
https://transharpe.com/fleetvims
Schedule a demo: https://bit.ly/3qDx15z

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