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Reliable school bus and passenger van rentals

From field trips to athletics and everything in between, Zum puts the right vehicle and the right driver at your service.

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Students in soccer uniforms high-fiving a Zum Services, Inc. staff member beside a school bus after a field trip.
Leverage unmatched experience

With millions of miles behind us, Zum brings the knowledge and operational depth to get every group where they need to be.

Deploy state-of-the-art vehicles

Our modern fleet spans school buses to passenger vans, fully maintained and equipped with the latest technology.

Hire specially trained drivers

Zum drivers are rigorously vetted and trained under our trusted safety program, so you can transport your group with complete confidence.

Why Zum

Group transportation is simple when you have the right service

Coordinating group travel shouldn't feel like a logistical puzzle. Zum brings together a modern fleet, smart booking tools, and professional drivers under one roof, so you can focus on the trip, not the transport.
Reliability and Efficiency

No matter your rental or transportation needs, Zum will get you there

Whether you're moving a sports team across town or organizing a district-wide field trip, Zum delivers consistent, on-time performance with full visibility from booking to drop-off. Reliability isn't a promise. It's our standard.
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Core Operations

Optimize your charter operations

Zum's enterprise charter platform gives schools and districts complete control over bookings, vehicles, approvals, and payments, all from a single, intuitive system.
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Modern marketplace

Browse and book from a full fleet of Zum vehicles and third-party vendors through an integrated eCommerce marketplace.

Smart inventory and pricing

Access real-time vehicle availability and upfront pricing at the point of booking, with self-serve inventory management and, controls.

Advanced enterprise controls

Set configurable booking parameters by school or campus, with multi-tier approval workflows based on specific parameters.

Flexible payments and tracking

Manage the full payment cycle with transparency for invoicing, ACH, wire, and card options.

Vehicles

Superior fleets for all rental needs

From compact passenger vans to full-size school buses, Zum's fleet is modern, clean, and purpose-built for group travel. Every vehicle is maintained, insured, and ready to go
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School bus charters

Ideal for field trips, athletics, and school events, our charters include trained drivers, onboard safety technology, and flexible scheduling.

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Passenger van shuttles

Perfect for smaller groups, our passenger vans offer the same reliability and care as our full fleet, at a right-sized scale for clubs, teams, and staff.

Service Areas

Our school bus and van rental locations

Zum operates across major regions throughout the United States, bringing the same high standard of service to every community we serve. Find a charter location near you and get your group moving.

Service areas by region

Los Angeles, California
Covering:
  • Los Angeles County
  • Orange County
  • Riverside County
  • San Bernardino County
  • Ventura County
  • Los Angeles County
  • Orange County
  • Riverside County
  • San Bernardino County
  • Ventura County
Zum service area – aerial view of downtown Los Angeles, California skyline
Oakland, California
Covering:
  • Alameda County
  • Contra Costa County
  • San Francisco County
  • San Mateo County
  • Santa Clara County
Zum service area – Oakland, California city hall and downtown buildings
Palm Springs, California
Covering:
  • Alameda County
  • Contra Costa County
  • Marin County
  • San Francisco County
  • San Mateo County
  • Santa Clara County
  • Solano County
Zum service area – Palm Springs, California with San Jacinto Mountains backdrop
San Bernardino, California
Covering:
  • Los Angeles County
  • Orange County
  • Riverside County
  • San Bernardino County
Zum service area – aerial view of San Bernardino, California
San Francisco, California
Covering:
  • Alameda County
  • Contra Costa County
  • Marin County
  • San Francisco County
  • San Mateo County
  • Santa Clara County
  • Solano County
Zum service area – San Francisco, California skyline with Bay Bridge
Santa Barbara, California
Covering:
  • Santa Barbara County
  • San Luis Obispo County
  • Ventura County
Zum service area – Santa Barbara, California coastline and hillside homes
Seattle, Washington
Covering:
  • Clallam County
  • Grays Harbor County
  • Island County
  • Jefferson County
  • King County
  • Kitsap County
  • Lewis County
  • Mason County
  • Pierce County
  • San Juan County (partially)
  • Skagit County
  • Snohomish County
  • Thurston County
  • Whatcom County
Zum service area – Seattle, Washington skyline with Space Needle
Spokane, Washington
Covering:
  • Adams County
  • Ferry County
  • Grant County
  • Lincoln County
  • Pend Oreille County
  • Spokane County
  • Benewah County (ID)
  • Bonner County (ID)Kootenai County (ID)
  • Latah County (ID)
  • Stevens County
  • Whitman County
Zum service area – downtown Spokane, Washington cityscape
Branford, Connecticut
Covering:
  • Fairfield County
  • Hartford County
  • Middlesex County
  • New Haven County
Zum service area – aerial view of Branford, Connecticut buildings
Howard County, Maryland
Covering:
  • Anne Arundel County
  • Baltimore County
  • Carroll County
  • Frederick County
  • Howard County
Zum service area – Baltimore, Maryland waterfront skyline at sunset
Reading, Pennsylvania
Covering:
  • Berks County
  • Bucks County
  • Chester County
  • Dauphin County
  • Delaware County
  • Lancaster County
  • Lebanon County
  • Lehigh County
  • Montgomery County
  • Northampton County
  • Philadelphia County
  • Schuylkill County
  • York County
  • New Castle County (DE)
  • Cecil County(MD)
  • Burlington County (NJ)
  • Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Mercer County (NJ)
  • Somerset County (NJ)
  • Warren County (NJ)
Zum service area – downtown Reading, Pennsylvania cityscape
Roanoke, Virginia
Covering:
  • Bedford County
  • Botetourt County
  • Craig County
  • Floyd County
  • Franklin County
  • Montgomery County
  • Roanoke County
  • Salem County
Zum service area – Roanoke, Virginia skyline at sunset with mountains
Kansas City, Missouri
Covering:
  • Cass County
  • Clay County
  • Jackson County
  • Platte County
  • Ray County
  • Johnson County (KS)
  • Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Wyandotte County (KS)
Zum service area – Kansas City, Missouri skyline with Scout statue
Omaha, Nebraska
Covering:
  • Cass County
  • Douglas County
  • Sarpy County
  • Saunders County
  • Washington County
  • Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Mills County (IA)
Zum service area – downtown Omaha, Nebraska skyline at dusk
Testimonials
A girl with long hair smiles as she steps off a yellow school bus, with a driver in the background.

I have closely worked with the Zum team over the last 7 years, and have observed first-hand the benefit of applying their technology to solve our complex day-to-day operations needs.

Kim Raney
Executive Director of Transportation, Procurement, & Warehouse - Business Operations
Oakland Unified School District

With Zūm CMX, we save about $3.5 million on a yearly basis, just by reducing the number of routes. We reduced routes by 10% immediately, right when we implemented it. All of our key metrics and KPIs improved right away.

Tomas Beccar-Varela
Executive Director
San Francisco Unified School District

Zūm CMX gives us so much visibility and insight into what's happening in our school transportation. We can see ahead of time that a bus is running late, track that route, and proactively adjust it to make sure it arrives on time. Parents are able to track their bus and get real time ETAs, so they know exactly where their child's bus is at. The software and the technology are great, but the real value is the peace of mind and communication that they provide.

Paul Rosencrans
Transportation Director
Fresno Unified School District

Zūm just brought the overall student mobility operation and the experience to a whole new level. Zūm really focuses on the entire experience not just for the students, but for the school districts as a whole. They completely full-circled the operation by improving communication with families and with us. They also offered us a full EV system that really put the cherry on top of the entire operation. It was a no-brainer to choose Zūm.

Kim Raney
Executive Director of Transportation, Procurement, & Warehouse - Business Operations
Oakland Unified School District

Zūm's proven track record, along with its enhanced communication and equity-focused decision making, has greatly benefited our students, families, and drivers in Kansas City. We appreciate their commitment to safety, efficiency, transparency, and student-centered approach, and have been excited to partner with them.

Dr. Jennifer Collier
Superintendent
Kansas City Public Schools
Connected Mobility Experience

Connecting people, vehicles and operations in real-time

Zum's Connected Mobility Experience is the infrastructure behind every charter ride. Real-time coordination across drivers, vehicles, and operations means fewer surprises, smarter decisions, and a better experience for everyone on board.
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CMX Apps & Dashboards

Students, parents and drivers stay informed through Zum’s app. Operators, districts and schools follow along via their apps and dashboard. Everyone is along for the ride with an experience tailored to their needs. 
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CMX Platform

An AI-driven, unified cloud platform keeps everyone operating from the same reality.
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CMX Operations

Create a calm, safe, dependable student mobility experience with a system that handles real-world operations across people, fleet, yards, and electrification.
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CMX People & Infrastructure

Bring the mobility experience to life through the staff, drivers, depots, yards, buses, vans, hardware, and charging infrastructure in the physical world.
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Solutions

Explore our other solutions

Zum goes beyond the morning route. From software to charter services, our connected solutions support every mobility need your district has.
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Home-to-School

Safe, predictable, and connected rides for the daily journey to and from school.

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Software

AI-powered technology to drive your mobility operations.

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Electrification

Transition your fleet to clean energy with Zum's end-to-end EV infrastructure and support.

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Find a selection of answers for our most common questions about riding with Zum and using the Zum app. If you can’t find the answer you need, contact us directly to assist.
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The Zum app for parents is a free mobile app that allows parents and guardians to view upcoming rides, track rides in real time, receive alerts when the bus is arriving, get notified when their child boards and exits the bus, cancel same-day and upcoming rides, and view driver and vehicle information.

Yes. The Zum app is available for both iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android devices.

The Zum App supports English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Haitian Creole, Somali, and Cape Verdean Creole.

  1. Open the Zum app.
  2. Tap the hamburger menu at the top left corner of the screen.
  3. Tap Manage Students.
  4. Select your student from the list.
  5. Tap Upload Photo and select an image from your photo library.

Guardian changes must be made through your school district. Once updated, Zum will reflect those changes within 1 to 2 business days.

Your student’s profile is set up automatically by Zum using the information provided by your school district. However, you can add a clear photo of your student to help drivers reliably identify them at pickup.

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