Free ACORD autofill,
from a USDOT number.

ACORD autofill from a DOT number is the process of taking a carrier's USDOT and using it to look up the carrier's FMCSA public record, then writing that data into the ACORD insurance application form so the agent doesn't have to re-type it. The Native Base free ACORD autofill from a USDOT does exactly this: it takes a single DOT number, fetches FMCSA Census + Licensing & Insurance + Motus, and autofills the AcroForm fields on the licensed ACORD 125 (Commercial Application), ACORD 137 (Commercial Auto Section), and ACORD 163 (Motor Carrier Truckers Section). Output is the standard ACORD PDF with form fields populated — the agent opens it in Acrobat and keeps editing.

In v1: ACORD 125 (Commercial Insurance Application — the universal cover sheet on every commercial submission), ACORD 137 (Commercial Auto Section), and ACORD 163 (Motor Carrier / Truckers Section). These three are the standard trucking trio that virtually every commercial-auto submission ships with. ACORD 161 (Vehicle Schedule), ACORD 160 (Driver Schedule), ACORD 141 (Cargo), and ACORD 175 (Hazmat) are tracked in our internal coverage map and will be added to the autofill once the v1 trio is polished.

Every payload key (e.g. "applicant.legalName", "carrierInfo.usdotNumber", "priorCarrier.policyNumber") is mapped in lib/acordFieldMaps.ts to one or more candidate AcroForm field names. The engine tries each candidate in order and writes to the first one that exists on the actual ACORD PDF. Fields the template uses with names we haven't mapped yet are logged to the server console so they can be added to the map — that's how the autofill stays accurate even when ACORD ships a new template revision.

Yes. The engine saves the autofilled PDF without flattening, so every AcroForm field stays editable in Acrobat, Preview, or any AcroForm-aware PDF reader. The agent typically fills in the agency letterhead block (agency name, agent contact), the underwriting-decision fields (coverage limits, deductibles), and any insured-only fields (FEIN, annual revenue) on top of the autofill before sending to the underwriter.

The autofill is the starting point, not the finish line. Every field is editable in the downloaded PDF — type over the autofilled value to correct it. Common cases where the FMCSA record is stale: an MCS-150 update is pending, the carrier just moved insurance and L&I hasn't caught up, or a new officer was added to Motus but not yet on the legacy census. The coverage summary card flags how many fields came from each source so the agent knows where to double-check.

Yes. ACORD form PDFs are copyrighted by ACORD Corporation. The Native Base ACORD autofill tool reads templates you provide — drop your licensed ACORD 125, 137, and 163 blank PDFs into data/acord-templates/ on your deployment and the tool fills them. We never ship the templates with the codebase; the empty templates directory is the placeholder.

The Native Base free ACORD autofill from a USDOT allows 5 lookups per IP address per minute. There is no daily cap and no signup required. Insurance agencies that need higher-volume access, integration into their AMS, or autofill of additional ACORD forms (161 / 160 / 141 / 175) can contact Native Base to wire it directly into the producer workflow.