UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
February 9, 2010 (February 9, 2010)
QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 000-24180 | 59-3239073 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4041 Park Oaks Boulevard, Suite 200
Tampa, Florida 33610
(Address of principal executive
offices including Zip Code)
(813) 630-5826
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
N.A.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On February 9, 2010, Quality Distribution, Inc. issued a press release announcing preliminary financial results as of and for the quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2009. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liability of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Quality Distribution, Inc. dated February 9, 2010 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Dated: February 9, 2010 | By: | /s/ Stephen R. Attwood | ||
| Name: | Stephen R. Attwood | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Quality Distribution, Inc. dated February 9, 2010 |
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