On March 9, 1965, a legislative instrument was enacted and this body was mandated to manage commercial transportation services in Ghana.
A haulage division was set up somewhere in 1968 and handed over to the STC to manage in addition to the passenger segment which they were already handling.
[1] Presently Intercity STC is owned by Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) which has majority shares after taking over from VANEF and the Government of Ghana who is the minority shareholder.
[2] Intercity STC plies mostly regional capitals in Ghana including, Kumasi, Sunyani, Takoradi, Cape Coast, Bolgatanga and some few major towns or district capitals like Paga, Dormaa Ahenkro and Tarkwa.
It also operates International services to some major cities in neighboring countries like Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, Abidjan in Ivory Coast and Lomé in Togo.