A subsidiary of Coach USA, the company had been a family-owned business for over 50 years until it was sold in 1999 to the Stagecoach Group, who retained Stephen Van Galder as president under the Coach USA banner.

Service to Chicago Midway Airport was suspended March 17, 2020, and there are no plans to reinstate it.

The corridor served by Van Galder's regularly scheduled service is from: to In September, 2009, the company started double-decker bus service on the route between Madison and downtown Chicago.

[4][5] In June 2024, Coach USA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming corporate impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The company has plans to sell its assets, and plans to sell its Megabus subsidiaries (including Van Galder) to Bus Company Holdings, a unit of the Renco Group.