About Us - TNT Kelowna

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For 14+ years, TNT Kelowna has served the Okanagan with trucking, contracting, landscaping supplies, and site services. Founded by Nick Nixon and family, we’ve grown from one truck to a versatile fleet ready for projects of any size. In recent years our recycling work has accelerated: mobile clean-ups, tandem and end dumps, and 23–40-yard bin rentals. On-site processing turns materials into backfill, mulches, and soils—cutting disposal and trucking. Ryan Nixon joined early, helping build the business and championing innovation. Today we support small contractors and homeowners, bidding and managing landscape, excavation, demolition, and removals. We’ve expanded into Thunderstruck Demolition for structural takedowns and Evergreen Hazmat Solutions for abatement. Our base on Old Vernon Road includes storage, a repair tent, soil screening, and aggregate recycling—plus space to create recycled landscape products.

TNT Kelowna dump truck hauling aggregates on a construction site in Kelowna, BC — TNT Kelowna trucking services—reliable hauling of aggregates, soil, rock, and construction debris across the Okanagan.

TNT Kelowna dump trucks providing hauling and trucking services at a construction site — TNT Kelowna dump trucks delivering professional hauling and trucking services across the Okanagan.

Excavator trenching and backfilling on a residential slope in Kelowna, BC — TNT Kelowna completing trench excavation and backfilling for residential utilities/drainage on a sloped property in Kelowna, BC.

Bulk bags of construction debris beside a green dumpster at a residential renovation in Kelowna, ready for TNT junk removal pickup. — Bulk bags staged for pickup during a home renovation. TNT Kelowna loads, recycles, and responsibly disposes debris across the Okanagan.

Cones marking a slick area while a worker photographs a cleared walkway for records — Time-stamped documentation supports risk management and audits

Aggregate stockpiles beside a mobile screening plant for materials supply and spoils management in Kelowna, BC — TNT Kelowna screening, stockpiling, and hauling aggregates—efficient materials and spoils management across the Okanagan.

Meet our Team

Ryan Nixon – CEO

Ryan Nixon oversees TNT’s daily operations and dispatch, quoting jobs and keeping our trucking fleet moving. An entrepreneur since 23, he blends sales savvy with industry expertise to keep pricing competitive. He champions recycling, renewable practices, and innovation—launching our vermiculture, crushing, and screening divisions to expand eco-friendly, customer-focused services companywide.

Nick Nixon – CEO

Founder Nick Nixon built TNT over 15+ years. A lifelong transportation pro who knows Western Canada, he keeps our fleet and heavy equipment ready, working hands-on with in-house mechanics and welders on custom solutions. With industry relationships, he founded Nixon Bros Holdings and Nixon Motorsports, bringing 55 years’ driver-operator experience.

Portrait of TNT’s demolition specialist COO in a blue suit and striped tie, wearing sunglasses outdoors.

Tom Davies – COO – Demolition Specialist

Tom leads demolition with 5+ years managing Okanagan projects and formal blasting/demolition training (2010). With 150+ demolitions across residential and commercial sites, he holds Level 3 asbestos certification and deep heavy-equipment skills. A founder of our demolition and Evergreen Hazmat teams, he oversees estimating, client relations, and hands-on crew training.

Darren McMurray – COO – Hazmat/Abatement Specialist

Darren leads our abatement and remediation division and co-founded Evergreen Hazmat. With 14+ years across B.C., he handles mold, asbestos, lead, and trauma cleanup. Holding Level S and Level 3 asbestos certifications, he champions safety, mentors crews, advises clients, and streamlines on-site procedures to deliver compliant, efficient remediation outcomes consistently.

Trish Nebot – Office Admin

Trish anchors our office operations, managing payroll, rentals, purchasing, and company fuel systems. A decade-plus with TNT, she brings meticulous bookkeeping, process discipline, and calm efficiency to every task. Her cross-team support keeps projects moving, vendors paid, and reporting accurate—quietly powering the business behind the scenes, day after day, reliably.

Jacklyn Cade – Office Admin

Jacklyn is the backbone of our admin team, leading daily customer invoicing, billing, and account reconciliation. She manages compliance across the TNT family—permits, safety documentation, and regulatory filings—keeping every site aligned with city and provincial standards. Her precision, responsiveness, and audit-ready records ensure cash flow clarity and worry-free inspections, always.

Aron Sylvester – Lead Civil Operator

Aron brings 18 years operating excavators, skid steers, loaders, and dozers. He holds tickets in ground disturbance, confined-space rescue, WHMIS, CS/TS, high-angle rescue, H2S, fall arrest, and live-wire digging. A 2024 CAT Skills winner, he leads our concrete recycling operations and leaves sites clean, graded, and ready for next stage.

Miroslav Bocka – Lead mechanic

Miro is a master mechanic who services and maintains our entire fleet—trucks and heavy equipment alike. Years of garbage-truck work honed his diagnostics and versatility with wheels or tracks. In the yard, he collaborates with welders and Nick, keeping gear reliable, safe, and production-ready and efficient for demanding daily operations.