Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BECKER MARC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QUALITY DISTRIBUTION INC [QLTY]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O APOLLO MANAGEMENT, L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/11/2009
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 17 03/11/2009   D     20,000   (2) 11/12/2013 Common Stock 20,000 (1) 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 1.25 03/11/2009   A   20,000     (3) 03/11/2019 Common Stock 20,000 (1) 20,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BECKER MARC
C/O APOLLO MANAGEMENT, L.P.
9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Jonathan C. Gold, by power of attorney   03/13/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On March 11, 2009, Quality Distribution, Inc. (the "Company") canceled an option to purchase 20,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company granted to Mr. Becker on November 13, 2003. Mr. Becker received a replacement option to purchase 20,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company having an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the underlying stock on March 11, 2009.
(2) The canceled option provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on November 14, 2004.
(3) The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on March 11, 2010.
 
Remarks:
Mr. Becker is associated with Apollo Management, L.P. (?Management?) and its affiliated investment managers.  Management serves as the day-to-day manager of Apollo Investment Fund III, L.P., Apollo Overseas Partners III, L.P. and Apollo (U.K.) Partners III, L.P. (collectively, the ?Apollo Funds?), which are each record holders of certain shares of Common Stock of Quality Distribution, Inc.  Mr. Becker disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities of Quality Distribution, Inc. that may be deemed beneficially owned by the Apollo Advisors III, L.P. (the general partner of each of the Apollo Funds, ?Advisors?), AIF III Management, Inc. (the general partner of Management) and Apollo Capital Management III, Inc. (the general partner of Advisors).  This report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Becker is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

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