Drivers with air brake certification will receive
$2,000 sign-on bonus
REDWOOD
CITY, Calif., July 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Zūm, the leader in modern student transportation,
will host two school bus driver hiring events for Reading School District (RSD) on Thursday, July 11, 2024 and Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The July 11 event will take place from 9am - 6pm ET at the Doubletree by Hilton at 701
Penn St, Reading, PA 19601 and the
July 23 event from 9am - 6pm ET at the Residence Inn, 45 Berkshire
Court Wyomissing, PA 19610.
Zum is hiring 120 school bus drivers, van drivers and attendants
to serve RSD families beginning in the 2024-25 school year. A brand
new Zum school bus fully equipped with all of Zum's new technology
and safety features is also now available for a tour at Zum's
Reading facility.
School bus drivers who currently have an air brake certification
on their school bus CDL will receive a $2,000 sign-on bonus if they join Zum by
July 20. For drivers who do not yet
have air brake certification, training will be provided.
Zum offers competitive 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're excited to kick off the school year in Reading with a new team of drivers, who are at
the center of what we do at Zum," said Ritu
Narayan, Founder and CEO at Zum. "We hope certified drivers
as well as anyone interested in a rewarding career serving this
school community will attend these hiring events."
"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."
Details about Zum's $2,000 sign-on
bonus for drivers who currently have an air brake
certification:
- To qualify, drivers must begin driving on the first day of the
school year and must have completed all pre-employment and
background checks before this date.
- Drivers should not be current employees of Zum or engaged in
driving for any existing Zum contracts.
- Drivers must maintain active driving status, with a good
attendance record and a clean driving history.
- A $500 bonus will be awarded
after the driver completes their first month of service. An
additional $500 will be given at the
end of the driver's third month of service, and the final
$1,000 bonus will be paid at the end
of the driver's sixth month of service.
Zum is known for alleviating school bus driver shortages in the
markets it serves 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 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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