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 *
TROY JOSEPH J
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QUALITY DISTRIBUTION INC [QLTY]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
E.V.P. and C.F.O.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4041 PARK OAKS BOULEVARD, SUITE 200
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/18/2015
(Street)

TAMPA, FL 33610
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
Common Stock (1) 08/18/2015   D   40,017 (2) D $ 16 0 D  
Common Stock (1) 08/18/2015   D   66,547 (2) D $ 16 0 I By Joseph J. Troy Revocable Trust

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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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) (3) $ 6.52 08/18/2015   D     100,000   (3) 08/02/2020 Common Stock 100,000 $ 6.52 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) (3) $ 9.66 08/18/2015   D     15,000   (3) 01/21/2021 Common Stock 15,000 $ 9.66 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) (3) $ 12.82 08/18/2015   D     13,150   (3) 02/13/2022 Common Stock 13,150 $ 12.82 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) (3) $ 6.48 08/18/2015   D     27,200   (3) 01/02/2023 Common Stock 27,200 $ 6.48 0 D  
Performance Restricted Stock Units (1) (4) $ 0 08/18/2015   D     177,800   (4) 12/31/2016 Common Stock 177,800 $ 0 0 D  
Performance Restricted Stock Units (1) (5) $ 0 08/18/2015   D     5,050   (5) 12/31/2017 Common Stock 5,050 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TROY JOSEPH J
4041 PARK OAKS BOULEVARD, SUITE 200
TAMPA, FL 33610
      E.V.P. and C.F.O.  

Signatures

 /s/ John T. Wilson   08/19/2015
**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 August 18, 2015, Gruden Acquisition, Inc. ("Parent") acquired the issuer pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among issuer, Parent and Gruden Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), dated as of May 6, 2015 (the "Merger Agreement"). In accordance with the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into the issuer (the "Merger"), with the issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of the issuer's common stock (including the shares of common stock relating to previously unvested restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards) was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $16.00 in cash (the "per share merger consideration"). The Merger is more fully described in the issuer's Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on July 16, 2015.
(2) This amount includes (i) 66,547 shares of common stock held by the Joseph J. Troy Revocable Trust and (ii) 40,017 shares of common stock relating to unvested restricted stock and unvested restricted stock unit awards that vested automatically upon the Merger. 66,547 of the shares of common stock held by the Joseph J. Troy Revocable Trust will be contributed in exchange for equity in the post-closing entity with the same value as if the shares of common stock had been cancelled and converted into the right to receive the per share merger consideration.
(3) The stock options vest ratably over four years on each anniversary of the date of grant. The Merger Agreement provided that each outstanding stock option, whether vested or unvested, be cancelled at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of common stock subject to the stock option as of the effective time of the Merger and (ii) the amount by which the per share merger consideration exceeds the per share exercise price of the common stock underlying the stock option.
(4) These performance-based restricted stock units were scheduled to vest on December 31, 2016, subject to continued service and the achievement of certain performance goals. In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the performance-based restricted stock units were cancelled at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for the right to receive a cash amount equal to the per share merger consideration multiplied by the total number of shares of common stock subject to such performance stock award assuming vesting at the maximum level.
(5) These performance-based restricted stock units were scheduled to vest on December 31, 2017, subject to continued service and the achievement of certain performance goals. In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the performance-based restricted stock units were cancelled at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for the right to receive a cash amount equal to the per share merger consideration multiplied by 25% of the total number of shares of common stock subject to such performance stock award assuming vesting at the target level.

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