Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 4, 2003

Thomas Finkbiner – Quality Distribution Inc

THOMAS L. FINKBINER is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Quality Distribution, Inc., the largest truck hauler of bulk chemicals in North America and based in Tampa, Florida. Prior to joining Quality Distribution in 1999, Mr. Finkbiner held senior executive positions with Norfolk Southern Corporation (1987-1999) and North American Van Lines, Inc. (1981-1987). He also held positions at Airborne Freight Corporation and Roadway Express. Mr. Finkbiner is Chairman of the Intermodal Transportation Institute at the University of Denver and serves on the Board of Directors of Pacer International, a publicly held logistics company. Previously, he served on the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Motor Carrier Advisory Committee. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with honors at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a brief introduction to Quality Distribution?

Mr. Finkbiner: Quality Distribution is the largest bulk trucking company

in North America specializing in the movement of