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Connect people, vehicles, data, and decisions in real time so your district can operate a safe, reliable, and efficient transportation system every day.

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Why Zum

Less disruption, more efficiency, and an operation your district can count on

Stop managing disconnected systems. Zum gives district administrators a unified view of every route, vehicle, and student so your team can make faster decisions, reduce costs, and deliver reliable transportation at scale.
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Maintain a single source of truth

One unified platform connects your routes, vehicles, drivers, and data so your team always has the visibility they need to act with confidence.

Reduce costs and fleet size

AI-powered routing and fleet utilization tools help districts transport more students within the same budget and reduce unnecessary fleet size.

Keep stakeholders informed

Real-time data and automated communications keep families, school staff, and transportation teams operating from the same reality.

Zum CMX

About the Zum experience for district administrators

A powerful, unified platform built for district-level oversight, giving transportation leaders the data, automation, and control they need to run a safer, more efficient operation across every school and route.
Dashboards and Apps

Rich data that powers better decisions

Centralized, real-time data gives administrators the visibility and predictive insights needed to improve performance, stay ahead, and report with confidence.
  • Easy reporting and insights
Access instant reports for service quality, performance, claims, and ridership, all from one dashboard.
  • Predictive analytics
ML-powered recommendations deliver personalized, district-centric insights to surface trends, flag risks, and smarter planning.
  • Operational visibility
A single map view of all live routes and yards gives leaders a real-time, bird's-eye view to catch every issue instantly.
Zum district administrator dashboard showing route ridership, a live vehicle tracking map, and performance metrics including on-time rate, vehicle utilization, and ride attendance.
Parent Communication Management

Every family informed, automatically

Zum gives district administrators a self-serve communications platform that keeps parents informed at every stage of the school year, from the first day of service to every route change along the way.
  • Seamless start-of-year setup
Route and bus stop information is sent directly from the platform to all families as soon as the school year begins.
  • Multi-channel notifications
Message a single family, a specific route, or the entire district instantly. Send via email, SMS, or push notifications with full tracking on what is sent to whom.
  • Automated route updates
When routes change, parents are automatically updated with effective dates and schedule details, cutting down inbound calls and saving your team time.
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Operational Efficiency

Maximize your budget and fleet capacity

Zum optimizes your entire transportation network, eliminating back-office waste and routing inefficiencies so your district can stretch its budget further and serve more students.
  • Automated billing and cost control
Automated invoicing and real-time ride data validation eliminate billing errors for total financial transparency into every dollar spent.
  • More students transported
Right-sized vehicles, optimized routes, and higher fleet utilization mean districts can serve more students without increasing spend.
  • Centralized vendor management
Onboard and manage third-party vendors with unified pricing and inventory tracking, keeping districts in full control of network costs.
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Testimonials

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
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Connected Mobility Experience

Connecting people, vehicles and operations in real-time

A unified solution powering delightful mobility experiences that support today's modern expectations and drive impactful change for our communities.
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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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Who We Help

See how we support other users across the transportation experience

Zum serves everyone in the school transportation ecosystem, giving each user the tools and visibility they need to play their part in a safer, more connected school day.
Parents and Students
School Administrators
Transportation Teams
Drivers
Yards and Operators
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Parents and students

Keep families informed with real-time ride tracking, automated pickup and drop off notifications, and self-service tools that turn transportation anxiety into peace of mind.
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School administrators

Give school staff instant visibility into campus arrivals, departures, and student ride information so they can manage every school-day transportation moment with confidence.
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Transportation teams

Equip transportation teams with a unified control center, live route monitoring, and proactive anomaly detection so they can resolve issues before they ever affect a student or family.
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A transportation team member reviewing bus routes on Zum's Route Explorer, with a map view showing stops and route lines.
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Drivers

Zum supports drivers with continuous training, performance scorecards, and AI-powered coaching tools that keep safety standards high.
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Yards and operators

Give operators real-time visibility across vehicles, drivers, and routes from one connected platform so every yard runs on time and every bus leaves road-ready.
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