Quality Distribution Inc., Tampa, Fla., announced the appointment of Gerald L. Detter as chairman of the board, president and CEO.

Until last December, Detter was president and CEO of Con-Way Transportation Services Inc., a $2.6-billion nationwide trucking subsidiary of CNF Inc. that operates in 48 states, eight Canadian provinces and Puerto Rico with almost 20,000 employees, including 12,400 drivers. His career with CNF and its affiliates spanned 40 years, where he started as a dockman. He was most recently an adviser to CNF.
Detter succeeds Thomas L. Finkbiner, who joined Quality Distribution in 1999. Finkbiner submitted his resignation effective earlier this week.
Quality Distribution through its subsidiary, Quality Carriers Inc., and TransPlastics, a division of Quality Carriers, and through its affiliates and owners-operators, manages approximately 3,500 tractors and 7,400 trailers.

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