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Tolar Manufacturing Company Inc.

Connecting Communities for over 30 years, delivering uniquely designed, quality-built bus shelters, BRT stations, solar solutions and digital displays on time and on budget – that’s the Tolar Difference.
258 Mariah Circle
Corona, CA 92879
United States of America
951.808.0081
800.339.6165
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We listen to understand, not simply to reply. This is a creed we stand by. Our clients come to us with a vision and specific needs to fulfill when it comes to their  transit shelter and outdoor furniture projects. So, we listen… and listen with intent. We then ensure we understand and explore that vision and the community’s expectations. Next, we execute on that vision, putting our team of skilled professionals to work developing a durable yet distinctive final product.

As North America’s leader in the design and fabrication of award-winning, best-in-class transit shelters, solar solutions, street furniture and digital/information displays, Tolar Manufacturing Company has a reputation of delivering uniquely designed, quality-built products on time and on budget. This doesn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of the company’s commitment to invest in purpose-driven design, specifications, top-notch materials including steel and manufactured products that are produced in the United States, standardized fabrication processes and end-to-end quality control unmatched in the bus stop shelter and outdoor furnishings industry.  

  • Approved Fabricator – City of Los Angeles
  • Approved Fabricator – Clark County Nevada’s Department of Building & Fire Prevention is an IAS-approved (International Accreditation Service) independent auditing agency

 

 

Products

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Tolar’s EcoShade bus shelter provides seating and shade at stops with limited space.
Feb. 17, 2026
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The shelter is built in an all-aluminum EcoShade system that features a protective fully welded radius roof and seating for two.
Dec. 17, 2024
Trinity Metro’s Touch Every Stop project adds amenities to its service area with various features, like this custom agency-branded glass for the agency’s orange line.
Nov. 7, 2024
This EcoShade bus shelter in Dallas, Texas, features an all-aluminum, fully welded Sunset Empire roof with a dripline and integrated solar lighting and seating.
Nov. 7, 2024
Signature Orion BRT bus shelters feature 120VAC electric security lights and a backlit rear banner.
Dec. 19, 2023
This 10’ Signature Sunset shelter in Greensboro, NC is equipped with solar-powered security lighting, agency-branded tempered safety-glass and is NCDOT-PEP approved for safety...
Nov. 15, 2023
Tolar Manufacturing’s Crescent model is a ready-to-assemble modular bus shelter available in eight- to17-foot lengths and three-, five- and seven-foot roof depths.
Nov. 6, 2021
These 12- to 48-ft Signature Sunset bus shelters support the University of Illinois Multimodal Corridor Enhancement Project (MCORE) reflecting the character of the University ...
Dec. 1, 2020
Tolar Manufacturing Company designed and built nine Niagara Series transit shelters for the 3,300-acre Tradepoint Atlantic site in Baltimore, Md.
Nov. 19, 2020
This 16’ agency-branded Signature Sunset shelter joins a suite of branded products in Fort Collins, CO. Equipped with UL-listed solar lighting, 8’ metal bench, and integrated ...
Dec. 17, 2019

Press Releases

The installation of the bus stops marks the conclusion of a five-year agreement between MARTA and Tolar Manufacturing that utilized ridership data, feedback from customers, community...
Oct. 1, 2024
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Tolar is helping Blue Water Area Transit upgrade its rider experience by installing new Signature Sunset Bus Shelters.
Aug. 16, 2024
The protypes of the shelters, made by Tolar Manufacturing and designed by the University of Texas at Arlington, include standard-width and slim-width shelters with benches and...
July 26, 2024
Tolar's Sunset Bus Shelters feature comfortable seating, solar lighting and trash receptacles.
June 12, 2024
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The Sunset “Mini” shelters feature a full-sized 10-foot Sunset shelter roof over a customized “Mini” base, which provides shelter, lighting and seating on a reduced footprint....
June 6, 2024
Through the contract option, Tolar will manufacture, deliver and install 25 new shelters, 133 new benches, 115 Tolar EcoSeats throughout the CCRTA service area.
May 23, 2024
The contract is part of The Rapid's Bus Stop Improvement Program and an overall commitment to enhance passenger amenities.
March 29, 2024
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EcoShade shelter in Ft Worth, Texas.
Tolar Manufacturing Company began manufacturing 19 out of the 135 bus shelters in March and will deliver the shelters as part of s a part of a $2 million, three-year contract....
Sept. 1, 2023
The shelters feature weather protecting roofs and side walls, solar lighting for security, restful benches, enclosed map cases for ease of identifying travel information and shelter...
Aug. 25, 2023

Videos

Tolar’s reputation as North America’s leader in the design of transit shelters, outdoor furniture and advertising displays doesn’t occur by chance. It’s the result of the commitment...
Aug. 2, 2016

Blogs

Agencies are incorporating factors such as heat index, shade coverage and security lighting into their sitting criteria to improve the passenger experience.
Dec. 16, 2025

News

The shelters and totems are part of JTA’s program, the Ultimate Urban Circulator to introduce AVs into JTA’s transportation system.
May 26, 2026
The new shelters are part of a contract between Tolar Manufacturing and DART to modernize transit stops across the service area.
April 15, 2026
The new shelters will protect from the elements, host solar lighting and featuring art representing the local community.
March 30, 2026
The program will add and replace 1,350 shelters with benches, real-time arrival displays and modern passenger technology.
March 27, 2026
The shelters are equipped with benches, trash receptacles and bike racks, as well as signage with real-time route information, safety improvements and public space improvements...
Oct. 27, 2025
The new shelters remove advertising panels and utilize smaller piping to improve interior visibility.
Sept. 16, 2025
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The nearly $8.4 million contract begins with a one-year base period, with an option for four additional years in which up to 550 new shelters for stops would be produced.
Dec. 9, 2022

Articles

Vanessa Lopez was one of 16 college students that worked on concept designs for the agency’s new bus shelters, which were installed at five bus stop locations to kick off DART...
Sept. 17, 2024
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Transit stops that balance style with function can result in bus shelters and outdoor furniture that provide modern amenities that transform a community’s outdoor environment ...
Aug. 23, 2022
View more of the latest passenger information products at https://www.masstransitmag.com/technology/passenger-info
Feb. 7, 2019
GPTC launched the first BRT style project for the agency, the corridor was selected because it was a high-frequency area that was poised for future development.
June 4, 2018
The latest in shelter and station products, view more at http://www.masstransitmag.com/directory/shelters-stations-fixtures-parking-lighting
Dec. 12, 2017
Some of the latest products and technologies on display at the American Public Transportation Association's Expo 2017.
Oct. 7, 2017
RATP Dev Selected to Manage ART ServiceRATP Dev announced it has been awarded the contract to manage Asheville Redefines Transit (ART), the transit services for the city of Asheville...
Sept. 15, 2017
The latest products for passenger information. For more visit masstransitmag.com/directory/information-systems.
March 10, 2017

Contacts

Patrick Merrick

Patrick Merrick

Executive Vice-President, Tolar Manufacturing
Scott  Williams

Scott Williams

Business Development Manager, Tolar Manufacturing

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Along with over 254 Signature Sunset bus shelters that include agency branding advertising panels, Tolar will also provide new, uniquely designed Signature Sunset EcoShade six...
July 31, 2023
Tolar designed and fabricated two shelter lengths to meet StarMetro’s size and foundation requirements and narrow footprints with solid aluminum roof panels to provide maximum...
June 22, 2023
Tolar Manufacturing is delivering 139, 12-foot and 10, 14-foot Signature Brazos model bus shelters from April through August and an additional 125 shelters over each of the next...
June 15, 2023
The delivery of the shelters fulfills the contract between Tolar and Chapel Hill that began in May 2021.
May 5, 2023
The delivery is part of a three-year contract awarded by LYNX to Tolar Manufacturing Company in April 2022 to build 35 bus shelters for the agency.
April 26, 2023
The shelters will be constructed over the next five years for the city of Los Angeles’s Sidewalk and Transit Amenities Program.
Oct. 21, 2022
The contract continues a multi-year relationship of supplying transit shelters and passenger amenities, customized to meet agency and community needs.
June 2, 2022
The contract provides opportunities for members of the California Association for Coordinated Transportation Purchasing Cooperative to procure transit shelters and related amenities...
Jan. 14, 2022
The contract includes replacing HART’s aging bus shelters with Tolar Manufacturing’s Signature Crescent series shelters.
Nov. 17, 2021
Since celebrating 25 years in business in 2016, Tolar Manufacturing has worked to improve its technology, introducing new products such as the SmartPlaceTM transit shelters.
Aug. 23, 2021
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March 18, 2021