Enterprise Rental Vehicles
In many situations our fleet vehicles are booked completely, leaving no vehicles available for other customers; Or a group is in need of a 12 passenger cargo van for an out of state trip. Whatever the reason, Motor Pool will, with the best of our abilities, rent a vehicle through Enterprise Rent-a-Car Inc. to ensure that our customer's needs are met. Since the reservation is made through the NSU Motor Pool for our employee's official University business, remember that all Enterprise vehicles are treated and are recognized as NSU Motor Pool state vehicles just like one of our own fleet vehicles. Keep in mind that all Motor Pool rules and regulations still apply.
Reserving an Enterprise Rental Vehicle
If you are planning on reserving an Enterprise vehicle, you must make your reservations in at least a week advance to ensure that Enterprise will have the type of vehicle that is being requested. Keep in mind that you must be at least 25 years of age to drive an Enterprise rental vehicle. If you are reserving an Enterprise Vehicle while Motor Pool fleet vehicles are available, there will be a $10 service charge added to the billing invoice. We only reserve Enterprise vehicles when Motor Pool does not have vehicles available, or the type of vehicle available.
12 Passenger Vans
Make sure when reserving the 12 passenger van(s) to give plenty of notice. Sometimes Enterprise must request a van from another city in order to get one here for a reservation and can take up to a week or more to find one that is available.
If you are planning to use this type of vehicle for a trip, please remember to load all luggage evenly throughout the vehicle and remember that these vehicles are easy to tip over when steering is over corrected while driving. A yellow form will be given to you at the time of checking out the vehicle that states that you have read and understand the risks of driving the van, which is required by Enterprise.
Weekends
If you are reserved for an Enterprise vehicle on a weekend and only using the vehicle for a certain period of time, make sure to call the Enterprise office when you return to ensure that they know the exact date and time you returned for billing purposes. They will no longer be charging extra for days that the vehicle was not used. Enterprise office phone numbers are provided on the back of the Emergency contact card located in the vehicle key packet.
Rates/Billings
The Motor Pool charges the same rates as we would with a regular Motor Pool vehicle. All rate structures and rules apply. (See rate structures on Motor Pool website menu)
If you are reserving an Enterprise vehicle while Motor Pool vehicles are available, there will be a $10 service charge added to the billing invoice unless we do not provide the type of vehicle needed.