Seeking certified drivers with air brake certification who
will receive $3,500 sign-on
bonus
REDWOOD
CITY, Calif., July 8, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Zūm, the leader in modern student
transportation, will host a school bus driver hiring event for
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Zum's Alameda bus yard (641 West Redline Ave.,
Alameda, CA 94501).
This is an exciting time to join Zum's Oakland team. In May, Zum announced that
Oakland Unified School District will be the first major school
district in the U.S. to transition to a 100% electrified school bus
system. Additionally, the buses will be enabled with bidirectional
charging that will send energy back to the grid.
Zum is now looking for school bus drivers who currently have an
air brake certification on their school bus CDL to serve OUSD
families beginning in the 2024-25 school year. New drivers who
currently have an air brake certification will receive a
$3,500 sign-on bonus if they join Zum
by July 20. (Note that the signing
bonus does not apply for existing Zum drivers in Alameda, Oakland and San
Francisco). For drivers who do not yet have an air brake
certification, training will be provided. Zum welcomes all
candidates from Oakland and
neighboring communities, including San
Ramon, Richmond,
San Rafael, San Leandro and Hayward.
"We are excited to welcome drivers to our outstanding team in
Oakland, where we are making
history as having the first school district with an all-electric
fleet of school buses," said Ritu
Narayan, Founder and CEO at Zum. "Drivers are at the heart
of what we do, and we look forward to meeting certified drivers as
well as new candidates at this event."
Zum offers competitive pay and bonuses, guaranteed hours and
modern benefits for all drivers and staff, as well as new
air-conditioned buses, top-of-the-line equipment and technology to
enhance safety and comfort for students and drivers and make
drivers' day-to-day jobs easier and more enjoyable. Zum 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.
"School bus drivers are an important part of our school
community, and safe and reliable rides contribute to students'
success in the classroom," said Kim
Raney, Executive Director of Transportation at Oakland
Unified School District. "We are thrilled to provide students and
drivers with cleaner, quieter transportation in the upcoming school
year. We welcome everyone who would like to join this incredible
team."
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 California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Utah, and Virginia, and is expanding rapidly nationwide.
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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