July 1, 2021

Since our founding more than 80 years ago, we’ve prided ourselves on creating a motivating and supportive work environment for our employees. This dedication was recognized many times in Chicago Tribune’s Top 100 Workplaces and Chicago’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.   

Mary Formosa, vice president of human resources at Wheels, takes you inside the Wheels community and details how Wheels provided exemplary employee service during the pandemic.  

A lot is changing in the world of tax compliance. Back in January, the United States IRS published new guidance regarding taxable benefits. This was due to the COVID-19 pandemic drastically reducing the number of business and personal miles driven. These changes included an option to move to a Cents Per Mile (CPM) taxable benefit calculation instead of Annual Lease Value (ALV) for the 2020 tax year. 

Effective this month, Pennsylvania Certificates of Title fee will increase from $55 to $58.  

Please check out a list of driver and vehicle fee adjustments here. You can also find the Bureau of Motor Vehicles Schedule of Fees here.    

If you have any questions, please contact a member of your Wheels Account team. 

For generations, this healthcare company has stood at the forefront of the global fight against diabetes. Now, at its headquarters and around the world, it has embraced another goal of recycling and reusing, in a drive toward zero emissions by 2030. This campaign extends to its Canadian fleet. Yet, in an industry that offers company vehicles as an incentive, those efficient vehicles still must delight drivers. 

The following vehicle models will reach final order cutoff this month.    

July 1 

• 2021 Subaru Forester  

July 2  

• 2021 Ford Bronco Sport  

July 3  

• 2021 Ford Ecosport  

July 9  

• 2022 Ford F-650 
• 2022 Ford F-750 

July 12  

• 2021 Toyota Tundra  

July 29 

• 2021 Chevrolet Silverado MD 4500-5500 

July 30 

• 2021 Ford Escape Edge  
• 2021 Lincoln Nautilus  

Holiday celebrations mean an increase in vehicles, congestion and distracted driving.  

Download these tips to help remain safe while on the road. 

Rental vehicle companies at popular summer travel destinations are facing shortages as more families are driving to their vacation destinations rather than flying. Enterprise, our primary rental vehicle provider, confirmed they are prioritizing our fleet rentals above consumer retail rentals, and we are urging them to continue to do so.  While Enterprise is our preferred rental provider, we also work closely with other rental partners to fulfill a need when they are unable.  

During this time, the best way to ensure a vehicle rental reservation request is fulfilled, is to provide advanced 48 hours’ notice. This allows our rental partners time to plan for their upcoming reservations and cuts down any wait time, if any, a driver may experience.  

If an urgent need arises, we will work diligently to secure a rental but there may situations where a vehicle is not available. 

Before picking up the rental vehicle, is it advised that the driver call the location to confirm their reservation along with the vehicle availability. If something changed with the reservation, the driver should call Wheels so we can help find another solution.