Click New (or Edit) and enter the following information. When finished, click Add (or Update). The updated information appears in the associated grid. To add multiple entries, repeat this procedure.

Get Vehicles

Click the link to open the Get Vehicles data entry form. Use this form to copy vehicle information into this line of business from the customer's records.

Copy Existing Vehicle

From Vehicle #: Select the vehicle number from which you want to copy.

To Vehicle #: Select the vehicle number to which you want to copy.

Copy: Click to copy vehicle and coverage information from the first vehicle selected to the second. The customer VIN (vehicle number), and Lic. Plate # (license plate number) are left blank so you can enter this information for the newly created vehicle.

 

You can copy information to an existing vehicle number, creating a vehicle with a duplicate number. The copy creates a new vehicle line, it does not merge information with the existing vehicle with the same number.

Re-number: Click to automatically renumber the vehicles in the grid in sequential order.

Vehicle #

Type the vehicle number. The number increments each time you add a new vehicle. You can enter up to 9999 vehicles per policy.

Customer Vehicle #

Type the number by which the customer identifies the vehicle.

Type

Select the type of coverage that applies to the vehicle you are entering.

Vehicle Information

Year: Type the year the vehicle was manufactured.

Make: Type the make of the vehicle.

Model: Type the model of the vehicle.

Vin: Type the vehicle identification number (VIN).

Body Type: Select the body type of the vehicle from the list.

Cost New: If actual cash value coverage is desired, indicate the original retail cost the original purchaser paid for the vehicle and equipment.

Purchase Date: Type the date the vehicle was purchased by the applicant.

Symbol/Age: Type the age of the vehicle in years, as follows:

  • 1 - Current model year
  • 2 - First preceding model year
  • 3 - Second preceding model year
  • 4 - Third preceding model year
  • 5 - Fourth preceding model year
  • 6 - All other autos

Lic. Plate #: Type the license plate number of the vehicle.

License State: Select the state in which the vehicle is licensed.

Condition: Click New if the applicant purchased the vehicle new. Select Used this option if the applicant purchased the vehicle used.

Rating Information

Fleet?: Select whether or not this vehicle is part of a fleet.

 

These are Tri-state Radio Buttons. Select Yes, No, or neither.

Garage Location: Select the garage location of the vehicle.

 

For a location to appear in the list, you must first enter it in the Garage Locations section of the data entry form.

Usage: Select the primary use of the vehicle from the list.

Class: Type the primary industry classification code for commercial vehicles.

SIC: Type the secondary Special Industry Class code that applies to commercial vehicles as determined by industry rating manuals.

Territory: Enter the rating territory code where the vehicle is principally garaged.

Seat CP: Use for public and livery vehicles. Type the number of passenger seats available.

GVW/GCW: These terms identify the size class of commercial vehicles. The weights must be typed so the vehicle can be classified correctly.

  • GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight): The maximum loaded weight for which a single vehicle is designed by the manufacturer.
  • GCW (Gross Vehicle Weight): The maximum loaded weight for which a single vehicle is designed by the manufacturer.

Horse Power: The horsepower of the vehicle's engine.

Radius: Type the appropriate radius code as follows:

  • L = Local: Up to 50 miles. Not frequently operated beyond a 50-mile radius from the point of principal garaging.
  • I = Intermediate: Operation beyond 50 miles, but not regularly operated beyond a 200-mile radius from the point of principal garaging.
  • LD = Long Distance: Regularly and frequently operated beyond a radius of 200 miles.

Farthest Term: For zone-rated vehicles, type the town name and state of the farthest terminal that this vehicle travels to, from the normal garaging location.

Near Zone: For zone-rated vehicles, type the nearest zone to which the vehicle normally travels.

Far Zone: For zone-rated vehicles, enter the farthest zone to which the vehicle normally travels.

Special Use: From the lists, select any special use that applies to the vehicle.

Special Class Code: Enter any special class code that applies to this vehicle.

Primary Rate Liability Factor: The rating factor from the primary liability classification table. You can leave this field blank if you are not rating this application.

Primary Rate PD Factor: The rating factor from the primary property damage classification table. You can leave this field blank if you are not rating this application.

Secondary Rate Factor: The sum of the rating factors from the secondary classification table. You can leave this field blank if you are not rating this application.