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                                                                   Exhibit 10.35

                           QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC.

                      2003 RESTRICTED STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

1.   PURPOSE OF PLAN

     The purpose of the Quality Distribution, Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock
     Incentive Plan (this "Plan") is to promote the success of the Corporation
     and to increase stockholder value by providing an additional means through
     the grant of shares of restricted stock (the "Restricted Stock") to
     attract, motivate, retain and reward selected employees and other eligible
     persons of the Company. As used herein, "Corporation" means Quality
     Distribution, Inc., a Florida corporation; "Subsidiary" means any
     corporation or other entity a majority of whose outstanding voting stock or
     voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the
     Corporation; "Company" means the Corporation and its Subsidiaries,
     collectively; and "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

2.   ELIGIBILITY

     The Administrator (as such term is defined in Section 3.1) may grant
     Restricted Stock under this Plan only to those persons that the
     Administrator determines to be Eligible Persons. An "Eligible Person" is
     any person who is either: (a) an officer (whether or not a director) or
     employee of the Company employed in such capacity on such Restricted Stock
     Award Date (as defined below); (b) a director of the Company; or (c) an
     individual consultant or advisor who renders or has rendered bona fide
     services (other than services in connection with the offering or sale of
     securities of the Company in a capital-raising transaction or as a market
     maker or promoter of the Company's securities) to the Company and who is
     selected to participate in this Plan by the Administrator; provided,
     however, that a person who is otherwise an Eligible Person under clause (c)
     above may participate in this Plan only if such participation would not
     adversely affect either the Corporation's eligibility to use Form S-8 to
     register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
     Act"), the offering and sale of shares issuable under this Plan by the
     Corporation or the Corporation's compliance with any other applicable laws.
     An Eligible Person who has been granted a Restricted Stock award (a
     "participant") may, if otherwise eligible, be granted additional shares of
     Restricted Stock if the Administrator shall so determine.

3.   PLAN ADMINISTRATION

     3.1  The Administrator. This Plan shall be administered by, and all
          Restricted Stock awarded under this Plan shall be authorized by, the
          Administrator. The "Administrator" means the Board or one or more
          committees appointed by the Board or another committee (within its
          delegated authority) to administer all or certain aspects of this
          Plan. Any such committee shall be comprised solely of one or more
          directors or such number of directors as may be required under
          applicable law. A committee may delegate some or all of its authority
          to another committee so constituted. The Board or a committee
          comprised solely of directors may also delegate, to the extent
          permitted by the Florida Business Company Act and any other applicable
          law, its powers under this Plan (a) to designate the officers and

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          employees of the Company who will receive grants of Restricted Stock,
          and (b) to determine the number of shares of Restricted Stock to be
          received by them, pursuant to a resolution that specifies the total
          number of shares of Restricted Stock that may be granted under the
          delegation, provided that no officer may be delegated the power to
          designate himself or herself as a recipient of such Restricted Stock.
          Unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation or the
          applicable charter of any Administrator: (a) a majority of the members
          of the acting Administrator shall constitute a quorum, and (b) the
          vote of a majority of the members present assuming the presence of a
          quorum or the unanimous written consent of the members of the
          Administrator shall constitute action by the acting Administrator.

     3.2  Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the express provisions of this
          Plan, the Administrator is authorized and empowered to do all things
          necessary or desirable in connection with the authorization of shares
          of Restricted Stock and the administration of this Plan (in the case
          of a committee or delegation to one or more officers, within the
          authority delegated to that committee or person(s)), including,
          without limitation, the authority to:

          (a)  determine eligibility and, from among those persons determined to
               be eligible, the particular Eligible Persons who will receive
               shares of Restricted Stock under this Plan;

          (b)  grant shares of Restricted Stock to Eligible Persons, determine
               the price at which shares of Restricted Stock will be offered or
               awarded and the number of shares of Restricted Stock to be
               awarded to any of such Eligible Persons, determine the other
               specific terms and conditions of such Restricted Stock consistent
               with the express limits of this Plan, establish the installments
               (if any) in which such shares of Restricted Stock shall vest
               (which may include, without limitation, performance and/or
               time-based schedules), or determine that no delayed vesting is
               required, establish any applicable performance targets, and
               establish the events of termination or reversion of such
               Restricted Stock;

          (c)  approve the forms of Restricted Stock award agreements (the
               "Restricted Stock Award Agreements"), which need not be identical
               among participants;

          (d)  construe and interpret this Plan and any agreements defining the
               rights and obligations of the Company and participants under this
               Plan, further define the terms used in this Plan, and prescribe,
               amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the
               administration of this Plan or the Restricted Stock granted under
               this Plan;

          (e)  cancel, modify, or waive the Corporation's rights with respect
               to, or modify, discontinue, suspend, or terminate any or all
               outstanding shares of Restricted Stock, subject to any required
               consent under Section 8.6.5;

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          (f)  accelerate or extend the vesting of any or all such outstanding
               shares of Restricted Stock in such circumstances as the
               Administrator may deem appropriate (including, without
               limitation, in connection with a termination of employment or
               services or other events of a personal nature) subject to any
               required consent under Section 8.6.5;

          (g)  adjust the number of shares of Restricted Stock subject to any
               Restricted Stock award, adjust the price of any or all
               outstanding shares of Restricted Stock or otherwise change
               previously imposed terms and conditions, in such circumstances as
               the Administrator may deem appropriate, in each case subject to
               Sections 4 and 8.6;

          (h)  determine the date of grant of shares of Restricted Stock, which
               may be a designated date after but not before the date of the
               Administrator's action (unless otherwise designated by the
               Administrator, the date of grant of shares of Restricted Stock
               shall be the date upon which the Administrator took the action
               granting such shares of Restricted Stock);

          (i)  determine whether, and the extent to which, adjustments are
               required pursuant to Section 7 hereof and authorize the
               termination, conversion, substitution or succession of shares of
               Restricted Stock upon the occurrence of an event of the type
               described in Section 7;

          (j)  acquire or settle (subject to Sections 7 and 8.6) rights under
               Restricted Stock in cash, stock of equivalent value, or other
               consideration; and

          (k)  determine the fair market value of the shares of Restricted Stock
               awarded under this Plan from time to time and/or the manner in
               which such value will be determined.

     3.3  Binding Determinations. Any action taken by, or inaction of, the
          Corporation, any Subsidiary, or the Administrator relating or pursuant
          to this Plan and within its authority hereunder or under applicable
          law shall be within the absolute discretion of that entity or body and
          shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons. Neither the Board
          nor any Board committee, nor any member thereof or person acting at
          the direction thereof, shall be liable for any act, omission,
          interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in
          connection with this Plan (or any shares of Restricted Stock granted
          under this Plan), and all such persons shall be entitled to
          indemnification and reimbursement by the Company in respect of any
          claim, loss, damage or expense (including, without limitation,
          attorneys' fees) arising or resulting therefrom to the fullest extent
          permitted by law and/or under any directors and officers liability
          insurance coverage that may be in effect from time to time.

     3.4  Reliance on Experts. In making any determination or in taking or not
          taking any action under this Plan, the Board or a committee, as the
          case may be, may obtain and may rely upon the advice of experts,
          including employees and professional advisors to the Corporation. No
          director, officer or agent of the Company shall be liable for any such
          action or determination taken or made or omitted in good faith.

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     3.5  Delegation. The Administrator may delegate ministerial,
          non-discretionary functions to individuals who are officers or
          employees of the Company or to third parties.

4.   SHARES OF COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; SHARE LIMITS

     4.1  Shares Available. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, the
          Restricted Stock that may be delivered under this Plan shall be shares
          of the Corporation's authorized but unissued common stock, no par
          value (the "Common Stock"), and any shares of its Common Stock held as
          treasury shares.

          (a)  Share Limits. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that
               may be awarded to Eligible Persons under this Plan (the "Share
               Limit") shall not exceed $5.5 million of shares of Common Stock,
               such determination to be made by calculating the sum of all Award
               Date Values as of such date of determination. For purposes of the
               Plan, (i) an "Award Date Value" shall mean the aggregate fair
               market value on each Restricted Stock Award Date of all shares of
               Common Stock awarded to Eligible Persons on such date, and (ii) a
               "Restricted Stock Award Date" means any business day between
               April 1 and March 31 of the immediately succeeding year, with
               respect to each of 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, upon which an award
               of Restricted Stock is made to an Eligible Person.

     4.2  Awards Settled in Cash, Reissue of Awards and Shares. To the extent
          that an award of Restricted Stock is settled in cash or a form other
          than shares of Common Stock, the shares of Restricted Stock that would
          have been delivered had there been no such cash or other settlement
          shall not be counted against the Share Limit available for issuance
          under this Plan. Shares of Restricted Stock that are subject to awards
          which are cancelled or terminated, are forfeited, fail to vest, or for
          any other reason are not delivered under this Plan shall again be
          available for subsequent awards under this Plan.

     4.3  Reservation of Shares; No Fractional Shares; Minimum Issue. The
          Corporation shall at all times reserve a number of shares of Common
          Stock sufficient to cover the Corporation's obligations and contingent
          obligations to deliver shares of Restricted Stock (exclusive of any
          dividend equivalent obligations to the extent the Corporation has the
          right to settle such rights in cash). The Corporation has initially
          reserved 500,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under this Plan.
          No fractional shares shall be delivered under this Plan. The
          Administrator may pay cash in lieu of any fractional shares in
          settlements of Restricted Stock awards under this Plan.

5.   AWARDS

     5.1  Type of Awards. The Administrator shall award grants of Restricted
          Stock under this Plan, whether at a fixed or variable price or ratio
          related to the Common Stock, upon the passage of time, the occurrence
          of one or more events, or the satisfaction of performance criteria or
          other conditions, or any combination thereof; or (b) cash awards.

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     5.2  Restricted Stock Award Agreements. Each Restricted Stock award shall
          be evidenced by a written Restricted Stock Award Agreement in the form
          approved by the Administrator and executed on behalf of the
          Corporation and by the recipient of the Restricted Stock award. The
          Administrator may authorize any officer of the Corporation (other than
          the particular Restricted Stock award recipient) to execute any or all
          Restricted Stock Award Agreements on behalf of the Corporation. The
          Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall set forth the material terms
          and conditions of such Restricted Stock award as established by the
          Administrator consistent with the express limitations of this Plan.

     5.3  Deferrals and Settlements. Restricted Stock awards may be in the form
          of cash, shares of Restricted Stock or combinations thereof as the
          Administrator shall determine, and with such restrictions as it may
          impose. The Administrator may also require or permit participants to
          elect to defer the issuance of shares of Restricted Stock or the
          settlement of awards in cash under such rules and procedures as it may
          establish under this Plan. The Administrator may also provide that
          deferred settlements include the payment or crediting of interest or
          other earnings on the deferral amounts, or the payment or crediting of
          dividend equivalents where the deferred amounts are denominated in
          shares.

     5.4  Consideration for Common Stock or Restricted Stock Awards. The
          purchase price for any shares of Restricted Stock to be delivered
          pursuant to a Restricted Stock award, as applicable, may be paid by
          means of any lawful consideration as determined by the Administrator,
          including, without limitation, one or a combination of the following
          methods:

          (a)  services rendered by the recipient of such Restricted Stock
               award;

          (b)  cash, check payable to the order of the Corporation, or
               electronic funds transfer;

          (c)  notice and third party payment in such manner as may be
               authorized by the Administrator;

          (d)  the delivery of previously owned shares of Common Stock;

          (e)  by a reduction in the number of shares otherwise deliverable
               pursuant to the Restricted Stock award; or

          (f)  subject to such procedures as the Administrator may adopt,
               pursuant to a "cashless exercise" with a third party who provides
               financing for the purposes of (or who otherwise facilitates) the
               purchase of Restricted Stock awards.

          In no event shall any shares newly issued by the Corporation be issued
          for less than the minimum lawful consideration for such shares or for
          consideration other than consideration permitted by applicable state
          law. The Corporation will not be obligated to deliver any shares
          unless and until it receives full payment of the purchase price
          therefor, any related withholding obligations under Section 8.5 and
          any other conditions to purchase have been satisfied. Unless otherwise
          expressly

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          provided in the applicable Restricted Stock Award Agreement, the
          Administrator may at any time eliminate or limit a participant's
          ability to pay the purchase price of any shares of Restricted Stock by
          any method other than cash payment to the Corporation.

     5.5  Definition of Fair Market Value. For purposes of this Plan, "fair
          market value" on any date shall mean, unless otherwise determined or
          provided by the Administrator in the circumstances, the following:

          (a)  if the Common Stock is publicly traded: (1) if the Common Stock
               is listed or admitted to trade on a national securities exchange,
               the closing price of the Common Stock on the Composite Tape, as
               published in the Eastern Edition of The Wall Street Journal, of
               the principal national securities exchange on which the Common
               Stock is so listed or admitted to trade, on such date, or, if
               there is no trading of the Common Stock on such date, then the
               closing price of the Common Stock as quoted on such Composite
               Tape on the next preceding date on which there was trading in
               such stock; (2) if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to
               trade on a national securities exchange, the last price for the
               Common Stock on such date, as furnished by the National
               Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") through the
               NASDAQ National Market Reporting System or a similar organization
               if the NASD is no longer reporting such information; (3) if the
               Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trade on a national
               securities exchange and is not reported on the National Market
               Reporting System, the mean between the bid and asked price for
               the Common Stock on such date, as furnished by the NASD or a
               similar organization; or

          (b)  if the Common Stock is not publicly traded or the NASD or a
               similar organization does not furnish the mean between the bid
               and asked prices for the Common Stock on such date, the fair
               market value of the Common Stock as determined by the
               Administrator in good faith. Any determination as to fair market
               value made pursuant to this Plan shall be determined without
               regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its
               terms, will never lapse, and shall be conclusive and binding on
               all persons.

          The Administrator also may adopt a different methodology for
          determining fair market value with respect to one or more Restricted
          Stock awards if a different methodology is necessary or advisable to
          secure any intended favorable tax, legal or other treatment for the
          particular award(s) (for example, and without limitation, the
          Administrator may provide that fair market value for purposes of one
          or more awards of shares of Restricted Stock will be based on an
          average of closing prices (or the average of high and low daily
          trading prices) for a specified period preceding the relevant date).

     5.6  Transfer Restrictions.

          5.6.1 Limitations on Exercise and Transfer. Unless otherwise expressly
          provided in (or pursuant to) this Section 5.6, by applicable law and
          by the applicable Restricted Stock Award Agreement, as the same may be
          amended, (a)

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          all Restricted Stock awards are non-transferable and shall not be
          subject in any manner to sale, transfer, anticipation, alienation,
          assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge; and (b) amounts payable or
          shares issuable pursuant to any Restricted Stock awards shall be
          delivered only to (or for the account of) the participant.

          5.6.2 Exceptions. The Administrator may permit awards to be granted to
          certain persons or entities related to the participant, including, but
          not limited to, members of the participant's immediate family, trusts
          or other entities controlled by or whose beneficiaries or beneficial
          owners are the participant and/or members of the participant's
          immediate family, pursuant to such conditions and procedures,
          including limitations on subsequent transfers, as the Administrator
          may establish. Consistent with Section 8.1, any permitted transfer
          shall be subject to the condition that the Administrator receive
          evidence satisfactory to it that the transfer (a) is being made for
          essentially donative, estate and/or tax planning purposes on a
          gratuitous or donative basis and without consideration (other than
          nominal consideration or in exchange for an interest in a qualified
          transferee), and (b) will not compromise the Corporation's ability to
          register shares issuable under this Plan on Form S-8 under the
          Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in Section
          5.6.3, Restricted Stock awards shall be subject to any and all
          additional transfer restrictions under the Internal Revenue Code of
          1986, as amended (the "Code") to the extent necessary to maintain the
          intended tax consequences of such awards.

          5.6.3 Further Exceptions to Limits on Transfer. The transfer
          restrictions in Section 5.6.1 shall not apply to:

                (a)  transfers to the Corporation,

                (b)  the designation of a beneficiary to receive benefits in the
                     event of the participant's death or, if the participant has
                     died, transfers to the participant's beneficiary, or, in
                     the absence of a validly designated beneficiary, transfers
                     by will or the laws of descent and distribution,

                (c)  transfers to a family member (or former family member)
                     pursuant to a domestic relations order if approved or
                     ratified by the Administrator, or

                (d)  if the participant has suffered a disability, permitted
                     transfers or exercises on behalf of the participant by his
                     or her legal representative.

     5.7  International Awards. One or more Restricted Stock awards may be
          granted to Eligible Persons who provide services to the Company
          outside of the United States. Any Restricted Stock awards granted to
          such persons may be granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of
          any applicable sub-plans, if any, appended to this Plan and approved
          by the Administrator.

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6.   EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE ON AWARDS

     6.1  General. The Administrator shall establish the effect of a termination
          of employment or service on the rights and benefits under each
          Restricted Stock award under this Plan and in so doing may make
          distinctions based upon the cause of termination. If the participant
          is not an employee of the Company and provides other services to the
          Company, the Administrator shall be the sole judge for purposes of
          this Plan (unless an agreement (whether employment or otherwise) or
          the Restricted Stock Award Agreement otherwise provides) of whether
          the participant continues to render services to the Company and the
          date, if any, upon which such services shall be deemed to have
          terminated.

     6.2  Events Not Deemed Terminations of Service. Unless Company policy or
          the Administrator otherwise provides, the employment relationship
          shall not be considered terminated in the case of (a) sick leave, (b)
          military leave, or (c) any other leave of absence authorized by the
          Company or the Administrator; provided that unless reemployment upon
          the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or law, such
          leave is for a period of not more than 90 days. In the case of any
          employee of the Company on an approved leave of absence, continued
          vesting of the Restricted Stock award while on leave from the employ
          of the Company may be suspended until the employee returns to service,
          unless the Administrator otherwise provides or applicable law
          otherwise requires. In no event shall a Restricted Stock award be
          granted after the expiration of the term set forth in the Restricted
          Stock Award Agreement.

     6.3  Effect of Change of Subsidiary Status. For purposes of this Plan and
          any Restricted Stock award, if an entity ceases to be a Subsidiary of
          the Corporation a termination of employment or service shall be deemed
          to have occurred with respect to each Eligible Person in respect of
          such Subsidiary who does not continue as an Eligible Person in respect
          of another entity within the Company after giving effect to the
          Subsidiary's change in status.

7.   ADJUSTMENTS; ACCELERATION

     7.1  Adjustments. Upon or in contemplation of any reclassification,
          recapitalization, stock split (including a stock split in the form of
          a stock dividend) or reverse stock split; any merger, combination,
          consolidation, or other reorganization; any spin-off, split-up, or
          similar extraordinary dividend distribution in respect of the Common
          Stock (whether in the form of securities or property); any exchange of
          Common Stock or other securities of the Corporation, or any similar,
          unusual or extraordinary corporate transaction in respect of the
          Common Stock; or a sale of all or substantially all the business or
          assets of the Corporation as an entirety; then the Administrator
          shall, in such manner, to such extent (if any) and at such time as it
          deems appropriate and equitable in the circumstances:

          (a)  proportionately adjust any or all of (1) the number and type of
               shares of Common Stock that thereafter may be made the subject of
               Restricted Stock awards, (2) the amount of shares of Common Stock
               subject to any or all outstanding Restricted Stock awards, (3)
               the grant of any or all

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               outstanding Restricted Stock awards, or (4) the securities, cash
               or other property deliverable upon payment of any outstanding
               Restricted Stock awards, or

          (b)  make provision for a cash payment or for the assumption,
               substitution or exchange of any or all outstanding Restricted
               Stock awards or the cash, securities or property deliverable to
               the holder of any or all outstanding Restricted Stock awards,
               based upon the distribution or consideration payable to holders
               of the Common Stock upon or in respect of such event.

          The Administrator may adopt such valuation methodologies for
          outstanding Restricted Stock awards as it deems reasonable in the
          event of a cash or property settlement and may base such settlement
          solely upon the excess if any of the per share amount payable upon or
          in respect of such event over the base price of the Restricted Stock
          award.

          In any of such events, the Administrator may take such action prior to
          such event to the extent that the Administrator deems the action
          necessary to permit the participant to realize the benefits intended
          to be conveyed with respect to the underlying shares in the same
          manner as is or will be available to stockholders generally. In the
          case of any stock split or reverse stock split, if no action is taken
          by the Administrator, the proportionate adjustments contemplated by
          clause (a) above shall nevertheless be made.

     7.2  Automatic Acceleration of Awards. In the event of the dissolution or
          liquidation of the Corporation, a reorganization, merger or
          consolidation in which the Corporation is not the surviving
          corporation, or a sale of all or substantially all of the capital
          stock or assets of the Corporation to another person or entity (each a
          "Change of Control Event"), then, unless otherwise provided in the
          applicable Restricted Stock Award Agreement, any unvested shares of
          Restricted Stock held by an Eligible Person shall automatically vest
          free of restrictions upon the earlier to occur of (a) the first
          anniversary of the effective date of any such Change in Control Event,
          so long as such Eligible Person continues to be a director, officer or
          employee of, advisor to, or independent consultant to the Company on
          such date, as the case may be and (b) the termination of such Eligible
          Person by the Company (other than for Cause (as defined in Section
          7.5)) prior to the first anniversary of the effective date of any such
          Change in Control Event.

     7.3  Early Termination of Awards. Any Restricted Stock award that has been
          accelerated as required or contemplated by Section 7.2 (or would have
          been so accelerated but for Section 7.4, 7.6 or 7.7) shall terminate
          upon the related event referred to in Section 7.2, subject to any
          provision that has been expressly made by the Administrator, through a
          plan of reorganization or otherwise, for the survival, substitution,
          assumption, exchange or other continuation or settlement of such
          Restricted Stock award.

     7.4  Other Acceleration Rules. Any acceleration of Restricted Stock awards
          pursuant to this Section 7 shall comply with applicable legal
          requirements and, if necessary to accomplish the purposes of the
          acceleration or if the circumstances require,

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          may be deemed by the Administrator to occur a limited period of time
          not greater than 30 days before the Change of Control Event. Without
          limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator may deem
          an acceleration to occur immediately prior to the applicable event
          and/or reinstate the original terms of a Restricted Stock award if an
          event giving rise to an acceleration does not occur. The Administrator
          may override the provisions of Section 7.2, 7.3, and/or 7.6 by express
          provision in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement and may accord any
          Eligible Person a right to refuse any acceleration, whether pursuant
          to the Restricted Stock Award Agreement or otherwise, in such
          circumstances as the Administrator may approve.

     7.5  Termination of Employment in Connection With a Change in Control
          Event. If, prior to a Change in Control Event, any participant's
          employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than
          Cause or the Disability of the participant after the announcement of
          but not more than 90 days before the consummation of such Change in
          Control Event, then upon (or immediately prior to and subject to) the
          consummation of the event, any Restricted Stock awards held by the
          participant prior to the termination of his or her employment that
          were unvested and terminated in connection with such termination of
          employment shall be deemed reinstated and fully vested at such time,
          but without extension of any other early termination or expiration
          provisions of the participant's Restricted Stock Award Agreement or of
          the other provisions of this Plan. Any such reinstated Restricted
          Stock awards shall remain subject to the other adjustment, termination
          and settlement provisions of the Restricted Stock award and this
          Section 7 in connection with the subject Change in Control Event or
          any applicable, subsequent event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no
          event shall a Restricted Stock award be reinstated or extended beyond
          its final expiration date.

          For purposes of this Plan, "Cause" means, with respect to any
          participant, the termination of such participant's relationship with
          the Company because of (i) the commission by such participant of any
          act of fraud, theft or financial dishonesty with respect to the
          Company, or such participant has been convicted of, or plead guilty
          to, a felony, (ii) any material breach by such participant of any
          material provision of any agreement or understanding (whether
          employment or otherwise) between the Company on the one hand and such
          participant on the other hand (whether written or oral) regarding the
          terms of such participant's service as a director, officer or employee
          of, or advisor, independent consultant or independent contractor to,
          the Company, including, without limitation, the willful and continued
          failure or refusal of such participant to perform the material duties
          required of such participant as a director, officer or employee of, or
          as an advisor, independent consultant or independent contractor to,
          the Company, other than as a result of such participant having a
          Disability (as defined below), or a breach of any applicable invention
          assignment and confidentiality agreement or similar agreement between
          the Company on the one hand and such participant on the other hand,
          (iii) such participant's intentional or willful disregard of the
          policies of the Company so as to cause loss, damage or injury to the
          property, reputation or employees of the Company, or (iv) any other
          misconduct by such participant which is otherwise materially injurious
          to the financial condition or business

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          reputation of, or is otherwise materially injurious to, the Company.
          "Disability" means a total disability within the meaning of Section
          22(e)(3) of the Code.

     7.6  Possible Rescission of Acceleration. If the vesting of a Restricted
          Stock award has been accelerated expressly in anticipation of an event
          or upon stockholder approval of an event and the Administrator later
          determines that the event will not occur, the Administrator may
          rescind the effect of the acceleration as to any then outstanding and
          otherwise unvested awards.

     7.7  Golden Parachute Limitation. Notwithstanding anything else contained
          in this Section 7 to the contrary, in no event shall a Restricted
          Stock award be accelerated under this Plan to an extent or in a manner
          which would not be fully deductible by the Company for federal income
          tax purposes because of Section 280G of the Code, nor shall any
          payment hereunder be accelerated to the extent any portion of such
          accelerated payment would not be deductible by the Company because of
          Section 280G of the Code. If a participant would be entitled to
          benefits or payments hereunder and under any other plan or program
          that would constitute "parachute payments" as defined in Section 280G
          of the Code, then the participant may by written notice to the Company
          designate the order in which such parachute payments will be reduced
          or modified so that the Company is not denied federal income tax
          deductions for any "parachute payments" because of Section 280G of the
          Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an employment or other agreement
          with the participant may expressly provide for benefits in excess of
          amounts determined by applying the foregoing Section 280G limitations.

8.   OTHER PROVISIONS

     8.1  Compliance with Laws. This Plan, the granting and vesting of
          Restricted Stock awards under this Plan, the offer, issuance and
          delivery of shares of Common Stock, the acceptance of promissory notes
          and/or the payment of money under this Plan or under Restricted Stock
          awards are subject to compliance with all applicable federal and state
          laws, rules and regulations (including but not limited to state and
          federal securities law, federal margin requirements) and to such
          approvals by any listing, regulatory or governmental authority as may,
          in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be necessary or advisable
          in connection therewith. The person acquiring any Restricted Stock
          under this Plan will, if requested by the Company, provide such
          assurances and representations to the Company as the Administrator may
          deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance with all applicable
          legal and accounting requirements.

     8.2  Employment Status. No person shall have any claim or rights to be
          granted a Restricted Stock award (or additional Restricted Stock
          awards, as the case may be) under this Plan, subject to any express
          contractual rights (set forth in a document other than this Plan) to
          the contrary.

     8.3  No Employment/Service Contract. Nothing contained in this Plan (or in
          any other documents under this Plan or in any Restricted Stock award)
          shall confer upon any Eligible Person or other participant any right
          to continue in the employ or other service of the Company, constitute
          any contract or agreement of

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          employment or other service or affect an employee's status as an
          employee at will, nor shall interfere in any way with the right of the
          Company to change a person's compensation or other benefits, or to
          terminate his or her employment or other service, with or without
          cause. Nothing in this Section 8.3, however, is intended to adversely
          affect any express independent right of such person under a separate
          employment or service contract other than a Restricted Stock Award
          Agreement.

     8.4  Plan Not Funded. Restricted Stock awards granted under this Plan shall
          be payable in shares of Restricted Stock, and no special or separate
          reserve, fund or deposit shall be made to assure payment of such
          Restricted Stock awards. No participant, beneficiary or other person
          shall have any right, title or interest in any fund or in any specific
          asset (including shares of Common Stock, except as expressly otherwise
          provided) of the Company by reason of any Restricted Stock award
          hereunder. Neither the provisions of this Plan (or of any related
          documents), nor the creation or adoption of this Plan, nor any action
          taken pursuant to the provisions of this Plan shall create, or be
          construed to create, a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship
          between the Company and any participant, beneficiary or other person.
          To the extent that a participant, beneficiary or other person acquires
          a right to receive shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to any
          Restricted Stock award hereunder, such right shall be no greater than
          the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

     8.5  Tax Withholding. Upon any vesting or payment of any Restricted Stock
          award the Company shall have the right at its option to:

          (a)  require the participant (or the participant's personal
               representative or beneficiary, as the case may be) to pay or
               provide for payment of at least the minimum amount of any taxes
               which the Company may be required to withhold with respect to
               such Restricted Stock award event or payment; or

          (b)  deduct from any amount otherwise payable in cash to the
               participant (or the participant's personal representative or
               beneficiary, as the case may be) the minimum amount of any taxes
               which the Company may be required to withhold with respect to
               such cash payment.

          In any case where a tax is required to be withheld in connection with
          the delivery of shares of Restricted Stock under this Plan, the
          Administrator may in its sole discretion (subject to Section 8.1)
          grant (either at the time of the Restricted Stock award or thereafter)
          to the participant the right to elect, pursuant to such rules and
          subject to such conditions as the Administrator may establish, to have
          the Corporation reduce the number of shares to be delivered by (or
          otherwise reacquire) the appropriate number of shares, valued in a
          consistent manner at their Fair Market Value necessary to satisfy the
          minimum applicable withholding obligation on vesting or payment. In no
          event shall the shares withheld exceed the minimum whole number of
          shares required for tax withholding under applicable law. The
          Corporation may, with the Administrator's approval, accept one or more
          promissory notes from any Eligible Person in connection with taxes
          required to be withheld upon the vesting or payment of any Restricted
          Stock

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          award under this Plan; provided that any such note shall be subject to
          terms and conditions established by the Administrator and the
          requirements of applicable law.

     8.6  Effective Date, Termination and Suspension, Amendments.

          8.6.1 Effective Date. This Plan is effective as of the date of its
          approval by the Board (the "Effective Date"). This Plan shall be
          submitted for and subject to stockholder approval no later than twelve
          months after the Effective Date. Unless earlier terminated by the
          Board, this Plan shall terminate at the close of business on the day
          before the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. After the
          termination of this Plan either upon such stated expiration date or
          its earlier termination by the Board, no additional Restricted Stock
          awards may be granted under this Plan, but previously granted
          Restricted Stock awards (and the authority of the Administrator with
          respect thereto, including the authority to amend such Restricted
          Stock awards) shall remain outstanding in accordance with their
          applicable terms and conditions and the terms and conditions of this
          Plan.

          8.6.2 Board Authorization. The Board may, at any time, terminate or,
          from time to time, amend, modify or suspend this Plan, in whole or in
          part. No Restricted Stock awards may be granted during any period that
          the Board suspends this Plan.

          8.6.3 Stockholder Approval. To the extent then required by applicable
          law or any applicable listing agency or required under Sections 162,
          422 or 424 of the Code to preserve the intended tax consequences of
          this Plan, or deemed necessary or advisable by the Board, any
          amendment to this Plan shall be subject to stockholder approval.

          8.6.4 Amendments to Awards. Without limiting any other express
          authority of the Administrator under (but subject to) the express
          limits of this Plan, the Administrator by agreement or resolution may
          waive conditions of or limitations on Restricted Stock awards to
          participants that the Administrator in the prior exercise of its
          discretion has imposed, without the consent of a participant, and
          (subject to the requirements of Sections 3.2 and 8.6.5) may make other
          changes to the terms and conditions of Restricted Stock awards. Any
          amendment or other action that would constitute a repricing of a
          Restricted Stock award is subject to the limitations set forth in
          Section 3.2(g).

          8.6.5 Limitations on Amendments to Plan and Awards. No amendment,
          suspension or termination of this Plan or change of or affecting any
          outstanding Restricted Stock award shall, without written consent of
          the participant, affect in any manner materially adverse to the
          participant any rights or benefits of the participant or obligations
          of the Company under any Restricted Stock award granted under this
          Plan prior to the effective date of such change. Changes, settlements
          and other actions contemplated by Section 7 shall not be deemed to
          constitute changes or amendments for purposes of this Section 8.6.

     8.7  Privileges of Stock Ownership. Except as otherwise expressly
          authorized by the Administrator or this Plan, a participant shall not
          be entitled to any privilege of

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          stock ownership as to any shares of Common Stock not actually
          delivered to and held of record by the participant. No adjustment will
          be made for dividends or other rights as a stockholder for which a
          record date is prior to such date of delivery.

     8.8  Governing Law; Construction; Severability.

          8.8.1 Choice of Law. This Plan, the Restricted Stock awards, all
          documents evidencing Restricted Stock awards and all other related
          documents shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the
          laws of the State of Florida.

          8.8.2 Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any
          provision invalid and unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this
          Plan shall continue in effect.

          8.8.3 Plan Construction.

                (a)  Rule 16b-3. It is the intent of the Corporation that the
                     awards and transactions permitted by awards be interpreted
                     in a manner that, in the case of participants who are or
                     may be subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, qualify,
                     to the maximum extent compatible with the express terms of
                     the award, for exemption from matching liability under Rule
                     16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding
                     the foregoing, the Corporation shall have no liability to
                     any participant for Section 16 consequences of Restricted
                     Stock awards or events under Restricted Stock awards if a
                     Restricted Stock award or event does not so qualify.

     8.9  Captions. Captions and headings are given to the sections and
          subsections of this Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate
          reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or
          relevant to the construction or interpretation of this Plan or any
          provision thereof.

     8.10 Stock-Based Awards in Substitution for Stock Options or Awards Granted
          by Other Corporation. Restricted Stock awards may be granted to
          Eligible Persons under this Plan in substitution for or in connection
          with restricted stock granted by other entities to persons who are or
          who will become Eligible Persons in respect of the Company, in
          connection with a distribution, merger or other reorganization by or
          with the granting entity or an affiliated entity, or the acquisition
          by the Company, directly or indirectly, of all or a substantial part
          of the stock or assets of the employing entity. The Restricted Stock
          awards so granted need not comply with other specific terms of this
          Plan, provided the Restricted Stock awards reflect only adjustments
          giving effect to the assumption or substitution consistent with the
          conversion applicable to the Common Stock in the transaction and any
          change in the issuer of the security. Any shares that are delivered
          and any Restricted Stock awards that are granted by, or become
          obligations of, the Corporation, as a result of the assumption by the
          Corporation of, or in substitution for, outstanding Restricted Stock
          awards previously granted by an acquired company (or previously
          granted by a predecessor employer (or direct or indirect parent
          thereof)

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          in the case of persons that become employed by the Company in
          connection with a business or asset acquisition or similar
          transaction) shall not be counted against the Share Limit or other
          limits on the number of shares available for issuance under this Plan.

     8.11 Non-Exclusivity of Plan. Nothing in this Plan shall limit or be deemed
          to limit the authority of the Board or the Administrator to grant
          Restricted Stock awards or authorize any other compensation, with or
          without reference to the Common Stock, under any other plan or
          authority.

     8.12 No Corporate Action Restriction. The existence of this Plan, the
          Restricted Stock Award Agreements and the Restricted Stock awards
          granted hereunder shall not limit, affect or restrict in any way the
          right or power of the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation to
          make or authorize: (a) any adjustment, recapitalization,
          reorganization or other change in the capital structure or business of
          the Corporation or any subsidiary, (b) any merger, amalgamation,
          consolidation or change in the ownership of the Corporation or any
          subsidiary, (c) any issue of bonds, debentures, capital, preferred or
          prior preference stock ahead of or affecting the capital stock (or the
          rights thereof) of the Corporation or any subsidiary, (d) any
          dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation or any subsidiary, (e)
          any sale or transfer of all or any part of the assets or business of
          the Corporation or any subsidiary, or (f) any other corporate act or
          proceeding by the Corporation or any subsidiary. No participant,
          beneficiary or any other person shall have any claim under any
          Restricted Stock award or Restricted Stock Award Agreement against any
          member of the Board or the Administrator, or the Corporation or any
          employees, officers or agents of the Corporation or any subsidiary, as
          a result of any such action.

     8.13 Other Company Benefit and Compensation Programs. Payments and other
          benefits received by a participant under a Restricted Stock award made
          pursuant to this Plan shall not be deemed a part of a participant's
          compensation for purposes of the determination of benefits under any
          other employee welfare or benefit plans or arrangements, if any,
          provided by the Corporation or any subsidiary, except where the
          Administrator expressly otherwise provides or authorizes in writing.
          Restricted Stock awards under this Plan may be made in addition to, in
          combination with, as alternatives to or in payment of grants, awards
          or commitments under any other plans or arrangements of the
          Corporation or its subsidiaries.

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.36

                           QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC.
                      2003 RESTRICTED STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                        RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

     THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is dated as of
[_______] [_], 2003, between Quality Distribution, Inc., a Florida corporation
(the "Corporation") and [___________] (the "Employee").

                               W I T N E S S E T H

     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Quality Distribution, Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time-to-time (the "Plan"), the Corporation has granted to the Employee effective
as of the date hereof (the "Award Date"), a right to participate in the Plan,
upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of services rendered and to be rendered by
the Employee, and the mutual promises made herein and the mutual benefits to be
derived therefrom, the parties agree as follows:

     1.   Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Plan.

     2.   Restricted Stock Awards.

          (a)  Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Corporation grants to
the Employee an aggregate of [____] shares of Common Stock (the "Initial
Restricted Stock Award") on the date hereof, at a per share price equal to the
purchase price of one share of Common Stock in the Corporation's initial public
offering of its Common Stock.

          (b)  At the sole discretion of the Administrator, the Corporation may
grant to the Employee additional shares of Common Stock (each such grant, a
"Future Restricted Stock Award", and together with the Initial Restricted Stock
Award, the "Restricted Stock Awards") on any Restricted Stock Award Date. Each
Future Restricted Stock Award shall be granted at a per share price equal to the
Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the applicable Restricted
Stock Award Date.

     3.   Vesting. Unless accelerated in the sole discretion of the
Administrator and subject to Section 8 below, Restricted Stock Awards granted
under the Plan will vest fully as of December 31, 2008, and are subject to the
following vesting schedule:

          (a)  20% of the Initial Restricted Stock Award shall vest on December
31 of each year (each such December 31 being referred to as a "Vesting Date"),
beginning on December 31, 2004 and ending on December 31, 2008;

          (b)  25% of all Future Restricted Stock Awards, if any, granted
between April 1, 2004 and March 31, 2005, inclusive, shall vest on each Vesting
Date, beginning on December 31, 2005 and ending on December 31, 2008;

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          (c)  1/3 of all Future Restricted Stock Awards, if any, granted
between April 1, 2005 and March 31, 2006, inclusive, shall vest on each Vesting
Date, beginning on December 31, 2006 and ending on December 31, 2008;

          (d)  50% of all Future Restricted Stock Awards, if any, granted
between April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2007, inclusive, shall vest on each Vesting
Date, beginning on December 31, 2007 and ending on December 31, 2008; and

          (e)  100% of all Future Restricted Stock Awards, if any, granted
between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008, inclusive, shall vest on December 31,
2008.

     4.   Continuance of Employment. The vesting of Restricted Stock Awards
requires continued employment or service of the Employee with the Corporation or
an entity within the Company through and including each applicable Vesting Date
as a condition to the vesting of the applicable installment of the Restricted
Stock Award and the rights and benefits under this Agreement. Partial employment
or service, even if substantial, during any vesting period will not entitle the
Employee to any proportionate vesting or avoid or mitigate a termination of
rights and benefits upon or following a termination of employment or services as
provided in Section 8 below or under the Plan.

          Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Plan constitutes an
employment or service commitment by the Corporation or an entity within the
Company, affects the Employee's status as an employee at will who is subject to
termination without cause, confers upon the Employee any right to remain
employed by the Corporation or an entity within the Company, interferes in any
way with the right of the Corporation or an entity within the Company at any
time to terminate such employment, or affects the right of the Corporation or an
entity within the Company to increase or decrease the Employee's other
compensation or benefits.

          Nothing in this paragraph is intended to adversely affect any
independent contractual right of the Employee without his or her consent
thereto.

     5.   Dividend and Voting Rights. After the Award Date, the Employee shall
be entitled to cash dividends and voting rights with respect to those shares of
Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Award even though such shares are
not vested, provided that such rights shall terminate immediately as to any
shares of Common Stock that cease to be eligible for vesting.

     6.   Restrictions on Transfer. Prior to the time that they have become
vested, neither the shares of Common Stock, nor any interest therein, amount
payable in respect thereof, or Restricted Property (as defined in Section 9
hereof) may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of,
alienated or encumbered, either voluntarily or involuntarily. The transfer
restrictions in the preceding sentence shall not apply to (a) transfers to the
Corporation, or (b) transfers by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

     7.   Stock Certificates.

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          (a)  Book Entry Form. The Corporation shall issue the shares of Common
Stock subject to the Award in book entry form, registered in the name of the
Employee with notations regarding applicable restrictions on transfer.

          (b)  Certificates to be Held by Corporation; Legend. Any certificates
representing Common Stock that may be delivered to the Employee by the
Corporation prior to vesting shall be redelivered to the Corporation to be held
by the Corporation until the restrictions on such shares shall have lapsed and
the shares shall thereby have become vested or the shares represented thereby
have been forfeited hereunder. Such certificates shall bear the following
legend:

     "THE OWNERSHIP OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES OF STOCK EVIDENCED HEREBY
     AND ANY INTEREST THEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL RESTRICTIONS ON
     TRANSFER UNDER AN AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE REGISTERED OWNER AND
     QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS ON FILE IN THE
     OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC."

          (c)  Delivery of Certificates Upon Vesting. Promptly after the lapse
or other release of restrictions, the Corporation shall either remove the
notations on any shares of Common Stock as to which the restrictions have lapsed
or been released (or such lesser number of shares as may be permitted pursuant
to Section 8.5 of the Plan) and that have been issued in book entry form or the
Corporation shall deliver to the Employee (or other person entitled under the
Plan to receive the shares) a certificate or certificates evidencing the number
of shares of Common Stock as to which the restrictions have lapsed or been
released (or such lesser number as may be permitted pursuant to Section 8.5 of
the Plan). The Employee or such other person shall deliver to the Corporation
any representations or other documents or assurances required pursuant to
Section 8.1 of the Plan. The shares so delivered shall no longer be restricted
shares hereunder.

          (d)  Stock Power; Power of Attorney. Concurrent with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the Employee shall deliver to the Corporation an
executed stock power in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in blank, with
respect to such shares. The Employee, by acceptance of the Restricted Stock
Award, shall be deemed to appoint, and does so appoint by execution of this
Agreement, the Corporation and each of its authorized representatives as the
Employee's attorney(s)-in-fact to effect any transfer of unvested forfeited
shares (or shares otherwise reacquired by the Corporation hereunder) to the
Corporation as may be required pursuant to the Plan or this Agreement and to
execute such documents as the Corporation or such representatives deem necessary
or advisable in connection with any such transfer.

     8.   Effect of Termination of Employment.

          (a)  Forfeiture after Certain Events. Except as provided in Section
7.2 of the Plan and Section 9 hereof, the Employee's shares of Common Stock
shall be forfeited to the extent such shares have not become vested upon the
date the Employee is no longer employed by the Corporation or an entity within
the Company for any reason, whether with or without Cause,

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voluntarily or involuntarily. If an entity ceases to be a Subsidiary, such
action shall be deemed to be a termination of employment of all employees of
that entity, but the Administrator, in its sole and absolute discretion, may
make provision in such circumstances for accelerated vesting of some or all of
the remaining restricted shares under any Restricted Stock Awards held by such
employees, effective immediately prior to such event.

          (b)  Return of Shares. Upon the occurrence of any forfeiture of shares
of Common Stock hereunder, such unvested, forfeited shares shall, without
payment of any consideration by the Corporation for such transfer, be
automatically transferred to the Corporation, without any other action by the
Employee, or the Employee's Beneficiary or Personal Representative, as the case
may be. The Corporation may exercise its powers under Section 7(a) hereof and
take any other action necessary or advisable to evidence such transfer. The
Employee, or the Employee's Beneficiary or Personal Representative, as the case
may be, shall deliver any additional documents of transfer that the Corporation
may request to confirm the transfer of such unvested, forfeited shares to the
Corporation.

     9.   Adjustments Upon Specified Events. Upon the occurrence of certain
events relating to the Corporation's stock contemplated by Section 7.1 of the
Plan, the Administrator shall make adjustments if appropriate in the number and
kind of securities that may become vested under a Restricted Stock Award. If any
adjustment shall be made under Section 7.1 of the Plan or a Change in Control
Event shall occur and the shares of Restricted Stock are not fully vested upon
such Change in Control Event or prior thereto, the restrictions applicable to
such shares of Common Stock shall continue in effect with respect to any
consideration or other securities (the "Restricted Property" and, for the
purposes of this Agreement, "Common Stock" shall include "Restricted Property",
unless the content otherwise requires) received in respect of such Common Stock.
Such Restricted Property shall vest at such times and in such proportion as the
shares of Common Stock to which the Restricted Property is attributable vest, or
would have vested pursuant to the terms hereof if such shares of Common Stock
had remained outstanding. To the extent that the Restricted Property includes
any cash (other than regular cash dividends provided for in Section 5 hereof),
such cash shall be invested, pursuant to policies established by the
Administrator, in interest bearing, FDIC-insured (subject to applicable
insurance limits) deposits of a depository institution selected by the
Administrator, the earnings on which shall be added to and become a part of the
Restricted Property.

     10.  Tax Withholding. The Corporation (or the entity within the Company
last employing the Employee) shall be entitled to require a cash payment by or
on behalf of the Employee and/or to deduct from other compensation payable to
the Employee any sums required by federal, state or local tax law to be withheld
with respect to the vesting of any Common Stock. Alternatively, the Employee or
other person in whom the Common Stock vests may irrevocably elect, in such
manner and at such time or times prior to any applicable tax date as may be
permitted or required under Section 8.5 of the Plan and rules established by the
Administrator, to have the Corporation (or the entity within the Company last
employing the Employee) withhold and reacquire shares of Common Stock at their
Fair Market Value at the time of vesting to satisfy any withholding obligations
of the Company with respect to such vesting. Any election to have shares so held
back and reacquired shall be subject to such rules and procedures, which may
include prior approval of the Administrator, as the Administrator

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may impose, and shall not be available if the Employee makes or has made an
election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to a Restricted
Stock Award.

     11.  Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement
shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporation at its principal office
located at 3802 Corporex Park Drive, Tampa Florida 33619 to the attention of the
Corporate Secretary and to the Employee at the address given beneath the
Employee's signature hereto, or at such other address as either party may
hereafter designate in writing to the other.

     12.  Plan. The Restricted Stock Award and all rights of the Employee with
respect thereto are subject to, and the Employee agrees to be bound by, all of
the terms and conditions of the provisions of the Plan, incorporated herein by
reference, to the extent such provisions are applicable to Restricted Stock
Awards granted to Eligible Employees. The Employee acknowledges receipt of a
copy of the Plan, which is made a part hereof by this reference, and agrees to
be bound by the terms thereof. Unless otherwise expressly provided in other
Sections of this Agreement, provisions of the Plan that confer discretionary
authority on the Administrator do not (and shall not be deemed to) create any
rights in the Employee unless such rights are expressly set forth herein or are
otherwise in the sole discretion of the Administrator so conferred by
appropriate action of the Administrator under the Plan after the date hereof.

     13.  Entire Agreement. This Restricted Stock Award Agreement and the Plan
together constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior understandings
and agreements, written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof. The Plan and this Agreement may be amended pursuant to
Section 8.6 of the Plan.

     14.  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     15.  Section Headings. The section headings of this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect any
provision hereof.

     16.  Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without regard to
conflict of law principles thereunder.

                                    * * * * *

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Agreement to be
executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer and the Employee has
hereunto set his or her hand as of the date and year first above written.

                                        QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC.

                                        By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                        EMPLOYEE

                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Signature

                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Print Name

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A
                                   STOCK POWER
                                   -----------

FOR VALUE RECEIVED and pursuant to that certain Restricted Stock Award Agreement
between Quality Distribution, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Corporation"),
and _______________ (the "Employee") dated as of __________, 2003, the Employee,
hereby sells, assigns and transfers to the Corporation, an aggregate _____
shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, standing in the Employee's name on
the books of the Corporation and represented by stock certificate number(s)
_____________________________________________ to which this instrument is
attached, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints _________________
____________________________________ as his or her attorney in fact and agent to
transfer such shares on the books of the Corporation, with full power of
substitution in the premises.

Dated ____________, __________

                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Signature

                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Print Name

(Instruction: Please do not fill in any blanks other than the signature line.
The purpose of the assignment is to enable the Company to exercise its
sale/purchase option set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement without
requiring additional signatures on the part of the Individual.)

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