May 31, 2024
The following press release was distributed by CCRTA on May 22, 2024
Option-year will provide more than 25 new shelters as summer heat approaches
Watch news coverage of the shelter program here
(Corpus Christi, Texas) – Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority (CCRTA) has exercised a one-year option within its agreement with … Read More »
May 19, 2023
(click here to see article published in APTA’s Passenger Transport, 5/19/2023)
As CCRTA prepares for another year of heat advisories passengers will be protected by 300 new Tolar-built bus shelters
Spring is making its way into Corpus Christi, but record-setting temperatures arrived early, with February highs reaching the mid-nineties and … Read More »
September 18, 2018
“Ernest constantly demonstrates his dedication to our company’s goals of making the design and functionality of public transit street furniture a top priority.”
– Gary Tolar, Founder & President, Tolar Manufacturing Company
Mass Transit, the only magazine exclusively dedicated to public transportation, announced its 10th annual Mass … Read More »
June 14, 2017
In the current June issue of Mass Transit Magazine, Patrick Merrick, Tolar Manufacturing Company EVP provides insights into Tolar’s best practices with real-time information at bus stops and transit shelters. He discusses Tolar Manufacturing’s new alliance with Streamline Integrated Solutions. “This strategic partnership pairs SIS’ … Read More »
January 2, 2017
In the current issue of Mass Transit Magazine, Patrick Merrick, Tolar Manufacturing Company EVP responded to the magazine’s Best Practices question, “How does your company form revenue-generating partnerships?” Mr. Merrick states in his response, “How can transit shelters and street furniture be provided at the majority of bus stops … Read More »
August 4, 2016
The Press-Enterprise’s Richard K. de Atley reports on Tolar Manufacturing’s custom bus shelters used all over the United States and Canada, and the company’s 25 year history in this in depth article.
The journalist interviewed founder and President Gary Tolar and National Sales Manager Patrick Merrick noting that Tolar Manufacturing Company … Read More »
June 21, 2016
Tolar Manufacturing Company, Inc. was proud to have our bus shelters and street furniture featured in May in an article by Metro Magazine. In the article Patrick Merrick, Tolar Manufacturing’s Executive Vice President, states, “Transit agencies are often incorporating the branding of their system into the design of bus shelters … Read More »