Zūm is proud to provide Schools with safe, reliable transportation provided by our dedicated drivers and monitors.
We are grateful for the commitment our drivers and monitors show every day to students and families in the community.
THE ZUM DIFFERENCE
We respect and support our drivers and monitors. Zum drivers earn extremely competitive wages – approximately twice the state minimum wage – along with exceptional benefits and career growth opportunities. This competitive package has made Zum the nation’s leading school transportation provider and has allowed us to attract and hire thousands of drivers and monitors who want to be part of our team. These new drivers and monitors are coming to Zum for a reason — they like the way Zum treats them, and know that they are valued.
TESTIMONIALS
I love driving and being out on the road, rather than being stuck in the office. It feels like you’re your own boss. Going through the Zum training program to become a certified school bus driver prepared me very well for the job. I think joining Zum is a smart choice and a rewarding, stable future — not just a job, but a career.
Mark C.
“I love driving, I love being around kids and trying to make a difference in their lives every chance I get. … I know that I’m not just a number here at Zum, and that means a lot.”
Connie M.
“I really felt supported through the whole process. I don’t know that I would have been able to go through with it if it hadn’t been for the amazing staff and the instruction that I received with Zum.”
Valerie J.
NEWS
After taking a break from driving school buses in St. Louis, she returned — to work with Zum
Vanessa Ward knows exactly when she started driving a school bus — 26 years ago — because it was right after her son was born.
This St. Louis Zum bus driver loves her job — and so does her son
Every parent knows how hard it can be to get their child out of bed on a school day. But Eurika Flanigan, a mother of two in St. Louis, says her 7-year-old son has a reason to smile this year: His mom is his bus driver.
Local hero: Zum driver in St. Louis saves dog from burning home
Taron Jackson, a Zum driver in St. Louis, had just dropped off the last students on his bus at home when he noticed black smoke billowing from behind a nearby house. Sensing something was wrong, he parked the school bus and went to investigate.
This Zum driver has 20 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren — and generations of families who appreciate him
Several years ago, 69-year-old Samuel Conley retired from his job driving a school bus in St. Louis, Mo. But when he heard the city needed more drivers, he decided to go back to work — especially since several of his own family members relied on school buses each day.
‘I went back, and I love it’: This new grandmother came out of retirement to work at Zum
“Tomorrow is my birthday, and guess what I get to do?”
Lisa McDonough has had a challenging few weeks, but things are about to turn around. Last month the Zūm school bus driver was diagnosed with shingles within days of the birth of her granddaughter. But now she’s healthy again, just in time for the best birthday present ever.
“I’ll get to hold my first grandchild,” she says excitedly.
For This Zum Driver and Trainer, Special Needs Children Have ‘A Special Place in My Heart’
Gina Contreras spends most of her time behind the wheel: In the mornings, the Santa Barbara, CA-based Zūm school bus driver and trainer transports children to school. Later, she might take a class on a field trip. After the school day ends, she drives them back home.
So, when the weekend rolls around, what does Contreras like to do?
“It’s funny, but me and my husband go for drives,” she says.