Private Automobile Transportation
Travel on University business using privately owned vehicles is reimbursed based on US .
Reimbursement Rate Includes
all fuel, maintenance, insurance, transportation, and operating costsReimbursement Rate Excludes
- damage to a privately owned vehicle used for University business
- deductibles or other uninsured loss to the vehicle
For Long-Distance Travel
For travel to points more than 300 miles beyond the point of origin:
- primarily for the convenience of the traveler, a personal automobile may be approved under the accountable process established and authorized by respective Deans and Vice Presidents;
- cost comparison for reasonableness should be made between the cost of the per-mile reimbursement plus tolls for car travel, and the least expensive round-trip air fare between the nearest commercial airport serving the origin and destination cities, plus associated transfer costs to and from the airport; and
- documentation of cost comparison should be included in travel expense report.