Triple T Excavating Soars on Solar

Published on July 19, 2023

Discover the inspiring story of Triple T Excavating, a small excavation company that soared to new heights in the Southwest's solar energy evolution. As a family-owned and run business, Triple T Excavating knows the value of taking care of your own — which is one of the many reasons they work with Bobcat. Experience their triumph over adversity using cutting-edge technology and a determination that knows no bounds. Join Triple T Excavating on their journey to build a sustainable future, one solar field at a time.

Families do favors for each other. From taking out the trash to giving someone a ride to work, lending a helping hand is practically part of the job description. But what sets Tim Trimborn’s favor apart from the rest is how it propelled a two-man excavation company to the leading edge of the Southwest’s solar energy evolution.

The kind gesture would also ultimately land the owner’s son, Brandon Trimborn, a leading role in ensuring the excavation company’s livelihood for generations to come.

From Subdivisions to Solar Fields

Triple T Excavating LLC is a modern-day success story that’s even more impressive when you consider the company’s modest roots. Founded by Brandon’s grandfather Howard Trimborn in 1985, the small, one-person outfit specialized in grading roads and housing pads. Brandon’s dad, Tim, along with his brother, Phil, ultimately took over the day-to-day operations of the business in 1989, and Triple T was born. Now, Tim’s children, Brandon and Shawnae, and his nephew, Vincent, continue to help run the business.

“Back when they started there was a lot of construction,” says Brandon, now project manager and heavy equipment operator at Triple T. “The majority of the work was roads and house pads in big subdivisions, just grading the whole area out.”

That is, until one call from Brandon’s high school forever changed the trajectory of the business.

“One of the volunteers asked my dad if he had an auger attachment to dig a new hole where a solar panel needed to be moved,” says Brandon. Luckily he did and his father ended up doing the job for free. Little did he know at the time, but Tim’s kind gesture for his son’s school would pay off big time.

“My dad found out that the guy owned a solar company here in Santa Fe,” says Brandon. That business owner offered Triple T a job installing panels on one of his fields. Never one to shy away from a good opportunity, Tim – whose business was constructed on building foundations – was about to watch his company move to new heights.

“My dad was willing to work with him and adapt to the work,” says Brandon. “Dad would take care of it and the guy loved that, and we built a relationship with them. I guess the rest is history.”

Triple T’s Bobcat fleet gave the small-but-mighty brotherly crew the flexibility, versatility and durability that would lay the groundwork for Santa Fe’s solar evolution.