In 2023, Bandago became a 100% employee-owned company through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Every person who answers your call, prepares your van, and supports you on the road owns a piece of the business.
An Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP, is a retirement plan that makes a company's employees its owners. Instead of being owned by outside investors or a private equity firm, Bandago is owned in trust on behalf of the people who actually do the work, including the reservation agents, fleet technicians, location staff, and support team you interact with every time you rent a van.
When Bandago transitioned to 100% employee ownership in 2023, ownership of the company passed to its employees. There are no absentee shareholders pulling profit out of the business and no outside owners pushing us to cut corners. The people building your experience are the same people who share in the company's success.
When you call or message Bandago, you reach an owner. You get a real person who understands group travel, not a script-reading virtual operator. If something comes up on the road, our team helps you directly instead of transferring you into a queue.
There's no outside shareholder pressure to defer maintenance or skimp on the vans. Our team has a direct stake in keeping every passenger van safe, reliable, and ready for your trip.
Employee ownership keeps Bandago independent and focused on the long term, on building lasting relationships with our customers rather than chasing a quick exit for investors.
Bandago was founded in 2003 to serve the touring music industry and grew into a nationwide passenger van rental company with company-run locations from coast to coast. Along the way, it became clear that the thing customers valued most was the people, the team members who treated every rental like it was their own.
Becoming 100% employee-owned through an ESOP in 2023 was a way to make that ownership literal. It rewards the team that built Bandago, keeps the company in the hands of the people who care about it most, and ensures the same hands-on, accountable service our customers count on continues for the long haul.
Whether you're booking a Sprinter for a weekend wedding, a crew van for a film production, or a 15-passenger van for a month-long tour, you're working with the people who own the company. Reserve online or call (866) 868-7826.
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