About Us

Mercury Logistics
Excellence, Integrity, Teamwork, Trust

These are the values guiding Mercury Logistics as we conduct business every day.

Tom Sanders
Owner/President of Mercury Logistics, Inc. since 2003

hip awardMercury Logistics was honored to receive the
Economic Development Administration's
Excellence in Economic Development Award 2005

Tom spent nearly 18 years working for UPS in various capacities primarily within  the UPS Airline.   His focus was within the heavy freight transportation area and he has strong ties  with the global freight forwarding community both nationally as well as abroad. While with UPS Tom traveled extensively to other countries negotiating  UPS airline contracts within those countries and building  global relationships within the international transportation community  He has relationships in many developing markets such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Europe.  Tom has developed logistic and distribution models for both domestic and international needs.   He has extensive knowledge of the import and export arena and has used this expertise to dramatically grow Mercury Logistics in a very short time. Tom is dedicated to the highest level of ethical standards and remains committed and accountable to his employees and the customers to which Mercury serves.  His “open door” philosophy, assessibility and respect for diversity have created a successful culture while making a positive difference in the lives of  his associates, their families, the community and Mercury’s customers.

The High Impact Program is a public/private partnership, initiated by Mayor Jerry Abramson, funded by Louisville Metro Government and administered by Greater Louisville Inc. - The Metro Chamber of Commerce (GLI) that identifies and serves fast growth companies, companies with the potential for fast growth and those companies that enable growth in others. This program focuses on companies of these types headquartered in Louisville that have a disproportionately higher impact on the metro area economy.

high impact award

Tom Sanders (far right) is honored to receive the
Mayor's High Impact Company Portfolio Award for Logistics/Transportion Company of the Year.
Major Jerry Abramson and Representatives from GLI
are here to honor Mercury Logistics 2009.

Tom Duffy
Operations Manager

Tom spent over 20 years at UPS in various roles before joining the Mercury team in 2005.  While at UPS, Tom worked on the development team for the UPS Global freight facility in Louisville, KY.  Tom has had years of experience in planning and engineering for UPS and has become well respected in the logistics and fulfillment area of the transportation industry.  Tom has the responsibility for overseeing the entire operations and for making sure all services offered are performed to customer expectations.  Tom also works closely with clients in the development of customized programs to meet their needs.