Millard Public Schools Partners with Zum for Safe, Modern Student Transportation

Nebraska District of 23,000 Students Awards 4-Year Contract to Zum for Safe, Reliable and Tech-Enabled Transportation

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Millard Public Schools has awarded a four-year transportation contract to Zūm, the leader in modern student transportation. The decision signals the Nebraska district's commitment to a safe, efficient, transparent and more equitable solution for students and families.

Millard Public Schools is the third largest school district in Nebraska and serves approximately 23,000 students. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, this partnership with Zum will enable the district to deliver superior service built around the needs of students and families along with the teachers, administrators and drivers committed to creating the best educational experience for children.

"We are very excited for our partnership with Zum," commented Millard Superintendent Dr. John Schwartz. "Safety always comes first, and we also place a high priority on the service we provide for students and families. Zum offers several unique features that will improve both. Through our partnership, families will now be able to track their child's ride. Additionally, the buses will be new, will include air conditioning, and will also be propane which is the most reliable during the winter months."

"We are honored to partner with Millard Public Schools, a district that has been recognized for its academic excellence and engaged student population," said Ritu Narayan, Founder and CEO at Zum. "We are excited to launch this partnership in the 2025-26 school year and provide greater visibility and transparency to parents, students, drivers and schools."

Drivers are at the heart of Zum's operation. Zum will be hosting school bus driver hiring events for Millard Public Schools on Tuesday, March 25 and Wednesday, March 26 at Marriott Courtyard Omaha LaVista (12560 Westport Parkway, LaVista, Nebraska) from 9:00am to 6:00pm CT. Zum encourages all those interested to apply here and attend an event to learn more. The company will be hiring 70 drivers and 29 attendants to cover 64 routes.

This is the second school district in Nebraska to partner with Zum for student transportation. In 2024, Zum successfully launched its partnership with Omaha Public Schools.

Zum is a national leader in modern student transportation, serving school districts with a focus on technology, sustainability, and customer service. The company's model integrates state-of-the-art school buses with data-driven routing, driver tracking and enhanced safety measures, offering families real-time updates through a mobile app.

Benefits of Zum include:

• Safe, reliable rides and industry-leading technology: Zum's end-to-end technology platform unifies parents, students, school and district administrators, and drivers on a single platform with role-based access that improves safety, communication, transparency, and efficiency for all stakeholders. Through the Zum app, parents receive real-time data and notifications about their school bus location and their child's pickup and drop-off status, as well as a profile of their child's bus driver and vehicle information. Zum also provides administrators with real-time data and performance reports to optimize routes and reduce student ride times, facilitating transparent, data-driven decisions regarding student transportation.
• Well-trained and certified drivers: Through Zum's proprietary safety technology, driver training and certification program, SafeGuard, all drivers not only meet and exceed all state and federal requirements but also are trained on and required to adhere to specific protocols while picking up or dropping off students and while driving. Zum offers its drivers competitive pay, flexibility, and modern benefits, (including medical, dental, vision, and 401K benefits). Zum has helped their partner districts overcome obstacles in the face of a nationwide driver shortage.
• State-of-the-art buses and facilities: Students and drivers in Millard Public Schools will experience new, air-conditioned buses as well as top-of-the-line equipment and technology designed to enhance their safety and comfort and make drivers' day-to-day jobs easier and more enjoyable.

To learn more about how Zum is working with thousands of schools to deliver safe, reliable, and modern student transportation, please visit Zum's website.

About Zūm

Zum is a modern transportation solution transforming school transportation, the largest mass transit system in the U.S. Today, the company provides turnkey modern transportation solutions to school districts in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Utah, and Virginia, and is expanding rapidly nationwide. Recognized globally for its innovative transportation and energy as a service platform, Zum has been featured among Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, CNBC Disruptor 50, CNBC Changemakers, World Economic Forum and Financial Times' Fastest Growing Companies. Learn more about Zum at www.ridezum.com.

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