May 21 event welcomes existing
drivers and new candidates for the 2024-25 school year
REDWOOD
CITY, Calif., May 16, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Zūm will host its third school bus driver hiring
event for Reading School District (RSD) on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Residence Inn (45
Berkshire Ct., Wyomissing, PA
19610).
The district recently entered into a five-year transportation
contract with Zum, which is hiring 120 school bus drivers and
attendants to serve families beginning in the 2024-25 school year.
Existing school bus drivers as well as anyone considering a new
career are encouraged to attend.
Zum offers higher wages, guaranteed hours and modern benefits
for all drivers and staff, as well as top-of-the-line
air-conditioned buses, equipment and technology to enhance safety
and comfort for students and drivers and make drivers' day-to-day
jobs easier and more enjoyable. Advanced training and certification
programs include extensive ongoing training in transporting
students with diverse needs and disabilities.
"We are thrilled to partner with Reading School District for
student transportation and are eager to expand our team of bus
drivers as we prepare for the 2024-25 school year," said
Ritu Narayan, Founder and CEO at
Zum. "Drivers are the heart of what we do at Zum, and we are
excited to see the enthusiasm from the driver community to
date."
"We are excited to partner with Zum to ensure safe, reliable,
and sustainable transportation for our students," said Dr.
Jennifer Murray, Reading School
District Superintendent. "Prioritizing the safety of Reading's
students during their commutes is our top priority, and an
important first step is hiring a team of experienced, local
drivers."
Zum is known for alleviating school bus driver shortages and is
a "Great Places to Work" certified company. Additionally, Zum is
the first and only 100% carbon neutral student transportation
company in the U.S. Through its Net Zero Initiative, the company is
leading in electric school bus conversion.
Anyone interested in driving or who knows someone interested
that cannot attend one of Zum's hiring events can apply
here.
Zum manages and operates student transportation in Massachusetts, Maryland, California, Washington, Texas, Illinois, and Tennessee with significant operations
launching this year in Nebraska,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut and Missouri. To learn more about how Zum is
working with thousands of schools across the nation to deliver
safe, reliable and modern student transportation, please visit
Zum's website.
About Zum:
Zum has modernized student
transportation, the nation's largest mass transit system, and
developed sustainable ways to charge the grid. Zum's robust
operations and integrated end-to-end cloud-based platform provides
a modern student transportation service for school districts
purpose-built around the needs of kids and the expectations of
modern families. Zum provides one seamless, real-time interface for
parents, drivers, schools, districts, administrators, and operators
to transport children safely and with increased visibility and
personalized care. Always investing in the wellbeing of
communities, Zum is also the only carbon neutral student
transportation provider in the nation with plans to go Net Zero
with its transition to EV electric buses. Zum is available
nationwide, serving more than 4,000 schools across the U.S. Learn
more at www.ridezum.com.
CONTACT:
Jenny
Mayfield, Vice President of Communications -
press@ridezum.com
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