Vehicle Rental Information
WSSU has partnered with Enterprise Rental to provide vehicle rentals to the WSSU community for official business travel needs. Please read both the rental information below for requirements set forth in obtaining and securing a vehicle rental, and the Vehicle Rental Policy for policy regulation and vehicle rental usage. For any questions or concerns please call us at (336) 750-2695 or email us at wssutravel@wssu.edu.
Enterprise Rental
The following types of vehicle rentals may be reserved thru Enterprise Rental:
- Economy vehicle
- Compact vehicle
- Intermediate vehicle
- Standard vehicle
- Full-Size vehicle
- Minivans
- 15 Passenger Vans
Enterprise Rental Business Program
Enterprise Rental has agreed to deliver vehicles to WSSU Monday through Friday to:
1604B Lowery Street – Winston-Salem, NC 27110
Any Enterprise Rental Reservations scheduled for Saturday or Sunday pickup will have to be picked up at the Enterprise Peters Creek location. Enterprise Rental Reservations with 24 hour or less notice must be picked up at the Enterprise Peters Creek location.
Enterprise will pick up your returned vehicle from the same location.
Enterprise offers a variety of make and model vehicles for your travel needs.
You can take the worry out of travel by using Enterprise Rental and the insurance is included.
Rental Car Requirements and Information
You must meet ALL requirements listed below:
- You MUST be 21 years of age to drive Enterprise rental vehicles
- You MUST be a paid state employee of Winston-Salem State University to reserve and drive vehicle rentals for official state business
- All Winston-Salem State University employees who operate a vehicle rental shall abide by the requirements set forth in the WSSU Motor Pool Vehicle Rental Policies
- Department Head Approval is required when utilizing departmental funds for travel purposes. Please obtain approval BEFORE requesting a vehicle for all travel needs.
Local and Out of Town Rentals
- The total cost of a vehicle rental for each travel will be sent to Facilities Motor Pool for payment.
- Facilities Motor Pool will submit payment for each travel to Enterprise Rental.
- Vehicle rental reimbursement (including 10% administrative fee) will be submitted to Accounting.
Please decline collision damage waiver and supplemental liability protection when renting a vehicle for business travel. The rental car rates include the insurance protection and the state automobile insurance policy provides coverage to employees renting for official university travel.
You cannot be reimbursed for such fees or surcharges should you accept them.
- Department Head Approval is required when utilizing departmental funds for travel purposes. Please obtain approval BEFORE reserving a Enterprise Rental vehicle for travel needs.
- Visit us online for WSSU business travel.
- Under FEATURED LINKS select VEHICLE RENTAL RESERVATION
- The link will take the customer directly to the ENTERPRISE RENTAL SITE.
Complete the ENTERPRISE RENTAL RESERVATION ONLINE FORM (with all required fields).
- Enterprise Rental will email the customer and Facilities Motor Pool an Enterprise Reservation Confirmation regarding travel.
- Facilities Motor Pool will proceed with the Enterprise Rental Reservation process by emailing the New Vehicle Rental Customer MEMO for fuel pin code set up to the customer.
- The WSSU Facilities Fuel Card is required for all Enterprise Rental Reservations (See WSSU Facilities Fuel Card Information below)
- After the fuel pin code is initially set up, Facilities Motor Pool will email the Existing Vehicle Rental Reservation MEMO with detail information regarding the pickup of the WSSU Facilities Fuel Card to the customer.
- It will be the responsibility of the customer to obtain the WSSU Facilities Fuel Card from the Facilities Motor Pool office during regular business hours before travel departure.
- Please bring the Enterprise Reservation Confirmation to Facilities Motor Pool the day of travel departure.
- Incompletion of required fields will result in a delay of vehicle reservation.
- If there are multiple SAME DAY vehicle reservations with DIFFERENT DRIVERS there must be a completed INDIVIDUAL reservation form for each driver with accurate reservation information.
- If there are multiple vehicle reservations for DIFFERENT DAYS there must be a completed INDIVIDUAL reservation for each travel date.
- If the customer prefers to pick up the rental vehicle from the Enterprise location please contact Motor Pool x2160 or via email (email addresses listed below) to notify the staff of this information immediately.
Benefits
Utilizing a WSSU Facilities Fuel Card while traveling creates peace of mind and the convenience of fueling anytime and anywhere without out-of-pocket fuel expenses.
- Security - authorization for personalized Driver ID numbers are established in the WSSU Motor Pool Office before travel departure to protect against unauthorized spending
- Customer Service - driver assistance on the road (24 Hour Toll-Free Customer Service)
Costs
A 10% administrative fee will be applied to the monthly invoice for all fuel charge(s).
Responsibilities
It will be the responsibility of the vehicle rental customer to obtain the WSSU Facilities Fuel Card from the WSSU Motor Pool Office during business hours before travel departure according to pick up date and time located on the WSSU Vehicle Rental Reservation Confirmation Document which is submitted to the vehicle rental customer from WSSU Motor Pool Office after submission of the vehicle rental reservation request.
Failure to pick up during the allocated date and time listed on the WSSU Vehicle Rental Reservation Confirmation Document will result in the vehicle rental customer paying out-of-pocket fuel expenses for travel and seeking reimbursement from driver department.
WSSU Facilities Fuel Card Receipts
Upon travel return all fuel receipts MUST be submitted within the WSSU Facilities Fuel Card pouch. Failure to do so will result in an additional 5% penalty fee access to driver's total fuel bill. Continuous non-compliance will result in the driver not being approved to utilize the WSSU Facilities Fuel Card for future travel.
Replacement Card Fee
If the WSSU Facilities Fuel Card is lost or misplaced there will be a $5.00 replacement fee which will be applied to overall monthly bill and notification sent to Department Head.