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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 13, 2022

Zum Expands to Metro Nashville Public Schools

The Tennessee school district joins Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, and Seattle in enlisting the alternative student transportation provider.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 22, 2022

California School Bus Drivers Recognized By Zum

The tech-powered student transportation provider honored drivers in the San Francisco Unified School District.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 15, 2022

Zum to Enhance Safety Training with SPED Safe Partnership

SPED Safe’s curriculum will prepare Zum drivers to understand the unique nature, needs, and characteristics of individual students' disabilities, as well as mitigate situations as they arise, regardless of that student’s special need. 

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NewsSeptember 2, 2022

First Student Takes Over Some Seattle Routes to Fill Service Gaps

The 78 Seattle Public Schools bus routes had been awarded to alternative transportation provider Zum.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 11, 2022

Parents Concerned About School Bus Safety, Zum Survey Finds

Child safety tops the list of concerns among parents of school bus riders, followed by fears of COVID-19 infections, and a lack of tracking and visibility.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 14, 2022

Zum Hires Three New Executives, Including First Chief Product Officer

The student transportation company seeks to transform the industry by shaking up the status quo.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 30, 2022

L.A. Schools Award $400M Transportation Contract to Zum

The Los Angeles Unified School District, with more than 650,000 students, has selected student transportation provider Zum with an eye toward modernizing services.

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Articlesby Christy GrimesJune 27, 2022

Contractor Roundtable: After-School Transportation and Driver Shortages

This conversation, featured in the June/July issue of School Bus Fleet, brings together representatives from Cook-Illinois Corporation, National Express LLC, Zum, and HopSkipDrive.

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VideosMay 16, 2022

Grow and Diversify

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - this week including competition between First Student and Zum in Seattle, as well as Blue Bird's move into commercial delivery vehicles.

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Newsby Wes PlattMay 10, 2022

Providers Spar Over Seattle School Transportation Deal

Seattle Public Schools is prepared to award First Student with a continued contract in Washington, but alternative provider Zum has lodged a protest about the bidding process.

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