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Employment agreement

 Exhibit 10.2 
  
 

 
  
  
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of the 5th
day of June, 2005, between QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Gerald L. Detter (the “Executive”). 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to have the benefit of the Executive’s knowledge and experience for the benefit of the
Company and its subsidiaries; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Executive
desires to be employed pursuant to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as
follows: 
  

	 	1.	Employment, Duties and Acceptance. 

  
 1.1 Employment. The Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive for the Term (as defined in Section 2.1), to render exclusive and
full-time services to the Company, in the capacity of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Company will use its reasonable efforts to cause the Executive to be elected to the Company’s Board of Directors and to cause the
Executive to be appointed Chairman of the Board. It is agreed and understood that the Executive shall resign as an officer, and, if applicable, a director of the Company immediately upon termination of his employment hereunder for any reason.

  
 1.2 Duties and Authority. During the
Term, the Executive shall serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and perform duties consistent with such positions (including service as a director of the Company and as a director and/or officer of any affiliate of the
Company if so elected and/or appointed). The Executive will report directly to the Board of Directors of the Company and all committees thereof (collectively, the “Board”) and will faithfully perform the duties and responsibilities
of such offices, as they may be assigned from time to time by the Board, including but not limited to: (i) leading the Company towards stable and growing operating results; (ii) fostering a strong corporate culture; (iii) establishing a strategic
plan that capitalizes on the Company’s asset-light business model; and (iv) communicating effectively with investors and the Board. The Executive shall devote full-time attention and energy during all business hours during the Employment Period
at the Company’s Tampa offices, or engaged in business-related travel (except for permitted vacation periods taken in accordance with the Company’s policy and reasonable periods of illness or other incapacity), to the business and affairs
of the Company, and at all times the Executive shall use his best efforts to serve and advance the business of the Company. During the Term, the Executive shall not engage in any business activity which, in the reasonable judgment of the Board,
conflicts with the duties of the Executive hereunder, whether or not such activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage. 
  

 1.3 Acceptance. The Executive hereby accepts such employment and agrees to render
the services described above. It is understood that, during the Term, subject to any conflict-of-interest policies of the Company and Section 5, the Executive may (x) serve in any capacity with any civic, charitable, educational or professional
organization provided that such services does not interfere with his duties hereunder, (y) make and manage investments of his choice, and (z) with the prior written consent of the Board, serve on the board of directors of non-competing for-profit
organizations provided that such board service does not interfere with his duties hereunder. 
  
 1.4 Location. The duties to be performed by the Executive hereunder shall be performed primarily at the Company’s offices in
the Tampa, Florida area, subject to reasonable travel requirements consistent with the nature of the Executive’s duties from time to time on behalf of the Company. 
  
 1.5 Fiduciary Relationship. The Executive acknowledges and fully understands that, by entering into
this Agreement, he undertakes a fiduciary relationship with the Company, and, as a fiduciary, has the obligation to use due care and act in the best interests of the Company at all times. Executive shall be candid in all reports to, and responses to
inquiries from, the Board and shall include in any report or response to the Board all information known or then available to the Executive, even if not specifically requested, which Executive reasonably believes is material, relevant and reasonably
required for the understanding of the matter in question sufficient to inform the person to whom such report or response is provided. Failure of the Executive to fulfill all fiduciary obligations imposed by law on similarly situated employees in a
fiduciary relationship will be deemed a material breach of this Agreement by the Executive. 
  

	 	2.	Term of Employment. 

  
 2.1 Term. The term of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement (the “Term”) shall commence on the date hereof
(the “Effective Date”), and shall end on the earlier of: 
  
 2.1.1 December 31, 2008; provided that on such date, and on each anniversary thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended by an additional one year unless, no later than 90 days prior to any
such renewal date, either the Company or the Executive gives written notice to the other that the Term will not be extended, in which case the Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon the expiration of the then-current Term; or

  
 2.1.2 on the date on which the Term is
otherwise terminated pursuant to Section 4. 
  

	 	3.	Compensation; Benefits. 

  
 3.1 Salary. As compensation for all services to be rendered pursuant to this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay to the Executive
during the Term a base salary at the initial annual rate of $450,000.00 (the “Base Salary”) of which $400,000 shall be paid in cash (the “Cash Base Salary”) and $50,000 shall be paid in the form of Stock Units (the
“Stock Unit Base Salary”) based upon the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Stock Unit Grant Agreement 

  

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dated as of the date hereof between the Company and the Executive (the “Stock Unit Grant Agreement”)) of the Company’s common stock on
the date of issuance of such Stock Units. The Cash Base Salary shall be paid at the same time as salaries are generally paid to employees of the Company. The Stock Unit Base Salary shall be governed by the terms of the Stock Unit Grant Agreement.
The first annual payment of the Stock Unit Base Salary shall be paid upon execution of this Agreement and subsequent annual payments of the Stock Unit Base Salary shall be paid on each anniversary of the Effective Date during the Term. On each
anniversary of the Effective Date, or such other appropriate date during each year of the Term when the salaries of the Company’s senior executives are reviewed generally, the compensation committee of the Board (the “Compensation
Committee”) shall review the Executive’s Base Salary and determine if, and by how much, the Base Salary should be increased. The Base Salary amount in effect from time to time may not be decreased below the level set forth herein. As
used in this Agreement, the term “Stock Unit” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Stock Unit Grant Agreement. 
  
 3.2 Bonus. The Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus pursuant to the Company’s 2005 Compensation
Bonus Plan (the “Cash Bonus Plan”) for the achievement of the Company’s Board-approved business plan. The annual cash bonus target opportunity shall be 85% of Cash Base Salary, with an opportunity to receive additional cash
bonus based upon Executive’s extraordinary individual performance as determined by the Board. The Executive’s annual cash bonus, if any, shall be paid in a single lump sum cash payment at the same time as annual bonuses are paid generally
to senior executives of the Company. Bonus shall be prorated for the fiscal year during which the Effective Date occurs. 
  
 3.3 Stock Units. The Company agrees to grant Executive 300,000 Stock Units on the date hereof. Such Stock Units will be governed by
the terms of the Stock Unit Grant Agreement (including, without limitation, as to vesting and distribution of such Stock Units to the Executive). 
  
 3.4 Stock Options. The Company hereby grants Executive options to acquire 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock
pursuant to the Quality Distribution, Inc. 2003 Stock Option Plan (“Option Plan”), such grant to be effective as of the date hereof, with an exercise price equal to the per share price at the close of trading in the
Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ on June 3, 2005. Such options will vest as follows: (i) 35,716 options on December 31, 2005 and (ii) 71,428 options on December 31 of each of 2006, 2007 and 2008; provided that all such options shall vest
immediately if during the Term the average Fair Market Value (as defined in the Stock Unit Grant Agreement) of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $30.00 per share for any consecutive 180 trading-day period. Future grants will be at
the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Except as expressly provided herein, the foregoing grant is subject to the limitations provided in the Option Plan and the Stock Option Agreement to be executed by Executive. 
  
 3.5 Sale of Stock. The Executive hereby agrees that
he will not directly or indirectly sell, assign or transfer any interest in the capital stock of the Company, without the written consent of the Company, unless (i) 100% of the proceeds of such sale are used to pay income taxes attributable to the
Executive’s receipt of Stock Units pursuant to the Stock Unit Grant Agreement, (ii) such sale is included in a sale of the Company’s common stock approved by the Board or (iii) such sale is pursuant to a secondary public offering (subject
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holdback requirements) of the capital stock of the Company, which public offering the Company’s majority stockholder is a party to. Any sale, assignment
or transfer or attempted sale, assignment or transfer by the Executive of any interest in the capital stock of the Company in violation of this provision shall be void, and the Company shall not record such sale, assignment or transfer on its books
or treat any purported transferee of such interest in the capital stock of the Company as the owner of such interest for any purpose. 
  
 3.6 Business Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable expenses actually incurred or paid by the
Executive during the Term in the performance of the Executive’s services under this Agreement, subject to and in accordance with applicable expense-reimbursement and related policies and procedures as in effect from time to time. 
  
 3.7 Paid Time Off. During the Term, the Executive
shall be entitled to twenty-five days of paid time off per fiscal year, with a carryover of up to ten days each fiscal year, but at no time an aggregate of more than 10 days’ carryover. Paid time off shall be prorated for the fiscal year during
which the Effective Date occurs. 
  
 3.8
Benefits and Perquisites. During the Term, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in those defined contribution, salary deferral, group insurance, medical, dental, disability and other benefit plans and such perquisites of the Company
as from time to time in effect and on a basis commensurate with the Executive’s position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. 
  
 3.9 Relocation; Expense Reimbursement. 
  
 3.9.1 The Executive shall promptly relocate to the Tampa, Florida area. In connection with such relocation, the Company will reimburse
Executive’s documented, reasonable relocation expenses, plus an amount equal to the taxes paid by the Executive as a result of such reimbursement. Relocation expenses shall include: (i) brokerage fees, transfer taxes, reasonable attorneys’
fees, and other customary expenses relating to the sale of the Executive’s current principal residence and vacation residence; (ii) moving of household goods and up to three automobiles; (iii) reasonable attorneys’ fees, title and other
customary incidental fees and expenses relating to the Executive’s purchase of a principal residence in the Tampa, Florida area; and (iv) other benefits provided in the Company’s relocation policy. 
  
 3.9.2 The Company will reimburse the Executive for: (i) the
reasonable cost of house hunting trips for the Executive and Executive’s spouse to the Tampa, Florida area; and (ii) reasonable temporary living expenses, including transportation expenses to and from Executive’s current principal
residence from time to time as approved by the Compensation Committee, for a period not to exceed six months from the Effective Date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, it is hereby agreed by the Company and the Executive that the full
amount of relocation expenses to be reimbursed to the Executive under this Section 3.9 shall be $500,000, which amount shall be paid in full by the Company to the Executive in cash promptly after the date hereof. It is hereby agreed by the Company
and the Executive that no additional amount shall be payable to the Executive for relocation expenses pursuant to the Company’s relocation policy. 
  

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 3.10 Car Allowance. During the Term, the Company shall provide the Executive a
monthly car allowance of $1,900.00, to be paid at the same time as the Cash Base Salary, to cover, among other things, the lease or financing payments on a new car for the Executive’s use in connection with the performance of his duties under
this Agreement, insurance premiums associated therewith and any taxes attributable to such allowance. 
  

	 	4.	Termination. 

  
 4.1 Termination Events. 
  
 4.1.1 Executive’s employment and the Term shall terminate immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following: 
  
 (i) the death of the Executive; 
  
 (ii) the physical or mental disability of the Executive,
whether totally or partially, such that, with or without reasonable accommodation, the Executive is unable to perform the Executive’s material duties, for a period equal to the greater of three months or the eligibility waiting period under the
Company’s long-term disability insurance policy; or 
  
 (iii) notice of termination for “Cause.” As used herein, “Cause” shall have the same meaning set forth in the Option Plan. 
  
 4.1.2 The Executive may immediately resign the
Executive’s position for Good Reason, and, in such event, the Term shall terminate. As used herein, “Good Reason” means without the Executive’s consent (i) material breach of this Agreement by the Company not cured to the
Executive’s reasonable satisfaction within thirty days after written notice to the Board by the Executive; (ii) a material diminution in Executive’s duties or authority, in either case caused by the Company; (iii) a change in
Executive’s reporting assignment; (iv) the failure of the Company to carry at least $10 million in directors’ and officers’ liability insurance or to make Executive an insured thereunder; or (v) an involuntary relocation by more than
50 miles from Executive’s principal place of business as it exists as of the Effective Date. 
  
 4.1.3 The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment without Cause immediately by delivering notice of such termination to the
Executive, and, in such event, the Term shall terminate. 
  
 4.1.4 The Executive may voluntarily resign the Executive’s position immediately by delivering notice to the Company of the Executive’s intent voluntarily to resign without Good Reason, and, in such event,
the Term shall terminate. 
  
 4.1.5 The date upon
which Executive’s employment and the Term terminate pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall be the Executive’s “Termination Date” for all purposes of this Agreement. 
  
 4.2 Payments Upon a Termination Event. 
  
 4.2.1 Following any termination of the Executive’s
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case may be: (i) Base Salary earned through the Termination Date; (ii) the balance of any awarded but as yet unpaid, annual cash bonus or other incentive
awards for any fiscal year prior to the fiscal year during which the Executive’s Termination Date occurs; (iii) any vested, but not forfeited, benefits on the Termination Date, under the Company’s employee benefit plans in accordance with
the terms of such plans; and (iv) benefit continuation and conversion rights to which the Executive is entitled under the Company’s employee benefit plans. 
  
 4.2.2 Following termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1.1(i) or Section 4.1.1(ii), for the
fiscal year during which the Termination Date shall occur, the Executive, or his estate or representative, as applicable, shall receive an annual cash bonus at target prorated from the first day of such fiscal year through the end of the year in
which such termination occurs. Such annual cash bonus shall be paid at the same time such annual cash bonuses are normally paid to senior executives of the Company. 
  
 4.2.3 Following a termination by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason, the Company
shall pay or provide to the Executive in addition to the payments in Section 4.2.1 above, (i) Cash Base Salary payable on the Company’s normal pay cycle for twenty four months following the Termination Date; and (ii) Company provided medical
benefits for the Executive (and his eligible dependents) at active employee contribution rates for twenty-four months following the Termination Date. COBRA coverage eligibility will be reduced during the period of severance coverage. If, and only
if, required by law, the Company shall not commence payment of the amount described in Section 4.2.3(i) above until six months after the Termination Date. 
  
 4.3 Change in Control Event. In the event of a change in control event of the Company, as defined in the Stock Unit Grant
Agreement, if a termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause or a resignation by the Executive for Good Reason occurs within one year of such change in control event, the Executive shall be entitled to the greater of
the severance pay and benefits provided under Section 4.2.3 hereof or the change in control event benefits provided to the Executive. 
  
 4.4 General Release. The receipt of any payment or the vesting of any options or shares as set forth in Sections 4.2.3 or 4.3 above
or the Stock Unit Grant Agreement shall be contingent upon the Executive’s execution of a general release agreement reasonably acceptable to the Company that (i) waives any rights the Executive may otherwise have against the Company and its
Affiliates, and its and their directors, officers, employees and agents, and (ii) releases the Company and its Affiliates from actions, suits, claims, proceedings and demands related to the period of Executive’s employment and/or the
termination of Executive’s employment. For purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliates” means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated association or other entity (other than
the Company) that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, said general release agreement shall exclude Executive’s right
to enforce this Agreement, Executive’s vested benefits and benefit continuation/conversion rights under the Company’s employee benefit plans, and Executive’s right to indemnification under Section 6 of this Agreement. 
  

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	 	5.	Restrictive Covenant. 

  
 Executive agrees to be bound by the Restrictive Covenant Agreement set forth on Annex A and the Intellectual Property Protection Agreement set forth on
Annex B, both of which are attached hereto and herein incorporated by reference. 
  

	 	6.	Indemnification. 

  
 Executive shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be
amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than were permitted prior thereto), against all expenses, judgments, fines, and amounts (including
attorneys’ fees, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by the Executive in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to the Executive when the Executive has ceased
to be an officer and shall inure to the benefit of the Executive’s heirs, personal representatives and estate. Expenses incurred by Executive in defending any claim, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes,
penalties, or amounts paid in settlement, travel and business costs, and other costs, shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of the claim upon receipt of an undertaking by Executive or on Executive’s behalf to repay
all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Executive is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under applicable law. 
  

	 	7.	No Duty to Mitigate. 

  
 The Executive shall have no duty to mitigate any amounts payable to him hereunder, and such amounts shall not be subject to reduction for any compensation
received by Executive from employment in any capacity or other source following the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and its subsidiaries. 
  

	 	8.	Prior Agreements; Amendments; No Waiver. 

  
 This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be changed
orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by each party hereto. No failure on the part of either party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any partial exercise of any
right hereunder preclude any further exercise thereof. In the event of any difference between this Agreement and any other document referred to in this Agreement, this Agreement shall control. 
  

	 	9.	Withholding. 

  
 The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any and all amounts payable to Executive hereunder such amounts as may, from time to time, be required to
be withheld pursuant to applicable tax laws and regulations. 
  

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	 	10.	Succession; Assignability; Binding Effect. 

  
 10.1 The Company may assign all of its rights and obligations hereunder to any successor or successors (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company; provided, however, that the Company will require each such successor or successors expressly to assume and agree to perform this
Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place, and further provided that nothing contained herein shall act as a release of the Company of its obligations
hereunder. 
  
 10.2 This Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. Executive may not assign, transfer, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this Agreement or any of his rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of the Company, and any such attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or other disposition without such consent shall be null and void and without effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly
understood and agreed that the Executive’s estate shall be entitled to all monies due to Executive hereunder in the event Executive dies at, or subsequent to, the termination of his employment, but prior to the receipt by Executive of monies
due him pursuant to the terms hereof. 
  

	 	11.	Headings. 

  
 The Section and subsection headings contained herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control or affect the meaning or
interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement. 
  

	 	12.	Notices. 

  
 Any notice or other communication to be given hereunder must be in writing and (a) given by facsimile, if delivery is confirmed by senders’ facsimile
machine, or (b) delivered by reputable messenger courier or nationally recognized overnight delivery service, or (c) delivered by prepaid registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or (d) delivered by electronic mail (with a copy
concurrently mailed as set forth herein). Delivery shall be on the first to occur of actual receipt or three business days after sending. Notice hereunder will be addressed to the Executive at Executive’s home address in accordance with the
Company’s personnel records and to the Company at its corporate headquarters address, attention: Corporate Secretary. Either party may change its address for notice purposes by written notice to the other party in accordance with this Section
12. 
  

	 	13.	Governing Law. 

  
 This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida applicable to contracts made and to
be performed wholly in that state, without giving effect to the principles thereof relating to the conflicts or choice of laws. 
  

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	 	14.	Execution in Counterparts. 

  
 This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument, and all signatures need not appear on any one counterpart. 
  

	 	15.	Construction. 

  
 The parties acknowledge that this Agreement is the result of arm’s-length negotiations between sophisticated parties each afforded the opportunity to
utilize representation by legal counsel. Each and every provision of this Agreement shall be construed as though both parties participated equally in the drafting of same, and any rule of construction that a document shall be construed against the
drafting party shall not be applicable to this Agreement. 
  

	 	16.	Dispute Resolution. 

  
 Subject to the rights of the Company pursuant to Annexes A and B herein, any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
the breach thereof, or the Executive’s employment by the Company shall be settled by arbitration before one arbitrator. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its National Rules for
Resolution of Employment Disputes. The arbitration proceeding shall be confidential, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Any such arbitration shall take place in the Tampa, Florida
area, or in any other mutually agreeable location. In the event any judicial action is necessary to enforce the arbitration provisions of this Agreement, sole jurisdiction shall be in the federal and state courts, as applicable, located in Florida.
Any request for interim injunctive relief or other provisional remedies or opposition thereto shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the right or obligation to arbitrate hereunder. The arbitrator shall have the discretion to award reasonable
attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses to the prevailing party. To the extent a party prevails in any dispute arising out of this Agreement or any of its terms and provisions, all reasonable costs, fees and expenses relating to such dispute,
including the parties’ reasonable legal fees, shall be borne by the party not prevailing in the resolution of such dispute, but only to the extent that the arbitrator or court, as the case may be, deems reasonable and appropriate given the
merits of the claims and defenses asserted. 
  

	 	17.	Corporate Opportunity. 

  
 During the Term, Executive shall submit to the Board all business, commercial and investment opportunities or offers presented to Executive or of which
Executive becomes aware, which relate to the business of the Company at any time during the Term (“Corporate Opportunities”). Unless approved by the Board in writing after full disclosure, Executive shall not accept or pursue,
directly or indirectly, any Corporate Opportunities on Executive’s own behalf. 
  

	 	18.	Insurance. 

  
 The Company may, at its discretion, apply for and procure in its own name and for its own benefit life and/or disability insurance on Executive in any
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information and execute and deliver any applications or other instruments in writing as may be reasonably necessary to obtain and constitute such insurance.
Executive hereby represents that he has no reason to believe that his life is not insurable at rates now prevailing for healthy men of his age. 
  

	 	19.	Executive’s Representations. 

  
 Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that: (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Executive do not and shall
not conflict with, breach, violate or cause a default under any contract, agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which Executive is a party or by which he is bound; (ii) Executive is not a party to or bound by any employment agreement,
non-compete agreement or confidentiality agreement with any other person or entity; and (iii) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, this Agreement shall be the valid and binding obligation of Executive, enforceable in
accordance with its terms. Executive hereby acknowledges and represents that he understands his rights and obligations under this Agreement and that he fully understands the terms and conditions contained herein. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first
above written. 
  

			
	 QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Robert J. Millstone

	 	 	 Name: Robert J. Millstone

	 	 	 Title: Secretary

  

			
	 EXECUTIVE:

	
	 /s/ Gerald L. Detter

	 Gerald L. Detter

  

  
 ANNEX A 
  
 RESTRICTIVE COVENANT 
  
 In consideration of Executive’s employment with the Company, the
provision by the Company of trade secrets and confidential information to Executive, the Company’s introduction to Executive of its clients and customers, and other good and valuable consideration, Executive and Company agree as follows:

  
 For a period of twenty four months after Executive’s
employment with the Company terminates, Executive will not, either individually or on behalf of any other person, firm, or entity, (i) engage in (A) any business that includes the transportation of any goods or products transported by the Company or
its subsidiaries or affiliates as of the date hereof or the date of termination, (B) the bulk trucking business, (C) the bulk tank cleaning business, or (D) any other business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates are engaged
as of the date hereof or the date of termination of the employment with the Company (collectively, the “Company Business”) within any geographic area in which the Company engaged in the Company Business during the last twenty-four
months prior to Executive’s Termination Date; (ii) compete or participate as agent, employee, consultant, advisor, representative or otherwise in any enterprise which has any material operations engaged in the Company Business within any
geographic area in which the Company engaged in the Company Business during the last twenty-four months prior to Executive’s Termination Date; or (iii) compete or participate as a stockholder, partner, member or joint venture, or has any direct
or indirect financial interest, in any enterprise which has any material operations engaged in the Company Business within any geographic area in which the Company engaged in the Company Business during the last twenty-four months prior to
Executive’s Termination Date; except that the Executive shall be allowed to invest his assets in the securities of public companies engaged in the Company Business if such holdings are passive investments which do not involve the
Executive’s holding with respect to any such entity the position of officer, director, employee, consultant or general partner, or owning directly or indirectly five percent (5%) or more of the stock, whether voting or not, of any such entity,
and which do not involve the Executive becoming a secured or unsecured creditor of any such entity. 
  
 The above restriction does not preclude Executive from: (i) owning, operating or managing any business, or being employed by any person, firm or entity,
after obtaining advance written consent from the Company; or (ii) owning no more than five percent of the equity of any publicly traded entity with respect to which Executive is not an officer, director, employee, consultant, advisor, or agent.

  
 Executive acknowledges that irreparable damage would occur in
the event of a breach of the provisions of this Restrictive Covenant by Executive. Therefore, in addition to any other remedy to which it is entitled at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent
breaches of the provisions of this Restrictive Covenant and to enforce specifically the terms of such provisions. 
  
 If any provision of this Restrictive Covenant is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such finding
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invalidate the remainder of this Covenant. Furthermore, if the scope of any restriction or requirement contained in this Covenant is too broad to permit
enforcement of such restriction or requirement to its full extent, then such restriction or requirement shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and any court of competent jurisdiction may so modify such scope in any proceeding
brought to enforce such restriction or requirement. 
  
 Nothing in
this Restrictive Covenant promises or guarantees Executive employment with the Company and the Company and Executive retain the right to terminate Executive’s employment as provided in the Agreement to which this is an exhibit. 
  
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 ANNEX B 
  
 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION AGREEMENT 
  
 In consideration of Executive’s employment with the Company, the
provision by the Company of trade secrets and confidential information to Executive, the Company’s introduction to Executive of its clients and customers, and other good and valuable consideration, Executive and Company agree as follows:

  
 ARTICLE I 
 CONFIDENTIALITY 
  
 Executive will not use or disclose, except on behalf of the Company and in accordance with Executive’s job responsibilities, any Confidential
Information belonging to the Company, including its affiliates and subsidiaries. “Confidential Information” means information or data in written, electronic, or any other form, tangible or intangible, which is not generally known outside
the Company. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, 
  

	1.1	business, financial and strategic information, such as sales and earnings information and trends, material, overhead and other costs, profit margins, accounting information, banking
and financing information, pricing policies, capital expenditure/investment plans and budgets, forecasts, strategies, plans and prospects. 

  

	1.2	organizational and operational information, such as personnel and salary data, information concerning the utilization or capabilities of personnel, facilities or equipment,
logistics management techniques, methodologies and systems, methods of operation data and facilities plans, and including specifically the same information with respect to owner/operators and affiliate or Company terminals; 

 

	1.3	advertising, marketing and sales information, such as marketing and advertising data, plans, programs, techniques, strategies, results and budgets, pricing and volume strategies,
catalog, licensing or other agreements or arrangements, and market research and forecasts and marketing and sales training and development courses, aids, techniques, instruction and materials. 

  

	1.4	product and merchandising information, such as information concerning offered or proposed products or services and the sourcing of the same, product or services specifications,
data, drawings, designs, performance characteristics, features, capabilities and plans and development and delivery schedules. 

  

	1.5	information about existing or prospective customers, suppliers, such as customer and supplier lists and contact information, customer preference data, purchasing habits, authority
levels and business methodologies, sales history, pricing and rebate levels, credit information and contracts. 

  

	1.6	 technical information, such as information regarding plant and equipment organization, performance and design, information technology and logistics systems and
related designs, integration, capabilities, performance and plans, computer hardware and 

  

	 	 
software, research and development objectives, budgets and results, intellectual property applications, and other design and performance data.

  
 Executive will return to the Company upon termination of
employment all property belonging to the Company, including all Confidential Information in a tangible form. The restriction in this paragraph on using or disclosing Confidential Information extends beyond Executive’s employment with the
Company, so long as the Confidential Information is not generally known outside of the Company. 
  
 ARTICLE II 
 NON-SOLICITATION 
  

	2.1	Executive will not, for a period of twenty–four months after Executive’s employment with the Company terminates (the “Non-Solicitation Expiration”),
solicit or make any other contact with, directly or indirectly, any customer or prospective customer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or Trucking Affiliates (as defined below), who or which was such a customer or prospective
customer at any time during the twenty-four months prior to Executive’s Termination Date, with respect to the provision of any service to any such customer that is the same or substantially similar to any offered or provided to such customer by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Trucking Affiliates. As used herein, the term “Trucking Affiliate” means any person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to provide, for or on behalf of the Company, (i)
transportation services with respect to any goods or products, (ii) bulk trucking services, (iii) bulk tank cleaning services, or (iv) services in connection with any other business in which the Company or any of its affiliates are engaged as of the
date hereof or the date of termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company. 

  

	2.2	Executive will not, prior to the Non-Solicitation Expiration, solicit or make any other contact regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or Trucking Affiliates
with any union or similar organization which has a collective bargaining agreement, union contract or similar agreement with the Company or any subsidiary, affiliate or Trucking Affiliate or which is seeking to organize employees of the Company or
any subsidiary, affiliate or Trucking Affiliate with respect to any employee of the Company or such union’s or similar organization’s relationship or arrangements with the Company or any subsidiary, affiliate or Trucking Affiliate.

  

	2.3	Executive will not, prior to the Non-Solicitation Expiration, solicit or make any other contact with, directly or indirectly, any person who is an employee or independent contractor
(including, without limitation, any of the Company’s truck drivers, owner/operators, or affiliate terminal operators, or the employees or fleet owners associated with any affiliate terminal operator or Trucking Affiliate) of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries or affiliates as or the Executive’s Termination Date (or any person who was employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or Trucking Affiliates at any time during the three-month period prior to the
Executive’s Termination Date) with respect to any employment services or other business relationship. 

  

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 ARTICLE III 
 NON-DISPARAGEMENT 
  

	3.1	Executive will not make or publish, or cause to be made or published, any statement or information that disparages or defames the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or
Trucking Affiliates, or any employees or representatives thereof. 

  

	3.2	The Company agrees not to make or publish, or cause to be made or published, any statement or information that disparages or defames Executive. 

  
 ARTICLE IV 
 MISCELLANEOUS 
  

	4.1	Remedies 

  
 The parties acknowledge that irreparable damage would occur in the event of a breach of any of the provisions of this Intellectual Property Protection
Agreement. Therefore, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of such sections of this Intellectual Property Protection
Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of such sections. 
  

	4.2	Jurisdiction and Governing Law 

  
 This Intellectual Property Protection Agreement shall be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida and the exclusive jurisdiction for
enforcing this agreement shall be the federal or state courts located in Florida. 
  

	4.3	Severability 

  
 If any provision of this Intellectual Property Protection Agreement is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable for any
reason, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Agreement. Furthermore, if the scope of any restriction contained in this Agreement is too broad to permit enforcement of such restriction or requirement to its full
extent, then such restriction or requirement shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the Executive consents and agrees that any court of competent jurisdiction may so modify such scope in any proceeding brought to enforce such
restriction or requirement. 
  

	4.4	Amendments 

  
 No change, alteration or modification hereof may be made except in a writing, signed by each of the parties hereto. 
  

	4.5	Interpretation 

  
 The headings in this Intellectual Property Protection Agreement are for convenience and reference only and shall not be construed as part of this
Agreement or to limit or 

  

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otherwise affect the meaning hereof. This Agreement contains all of the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties and no other agreements, oral or
otherwise, exist or shall be binding upon the parties as to the subject matter hereof. 
  

	4.6	Nothing in this Intellectual Property Protection Agreement promises or guarantees Executive employment with the Company and the Company and Executive retain the right to terminate
Executive’s employment, as provided in the Agreement to which this is an exhibit. 

  
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 4Stock Unit Grant Agreement

 Exhibit 10.3 
  
  
 QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC. 
 STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of June 5, 2005 (the “Effective Date”), by and
between QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), and GERALD L. DETTER (the “Executive”). 
  
 WITNESSETH 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Executive certain stock unit awards as an inducement to and in consideration of the Executive’s
agreeing to become an employee of the Company and as means to motivate and retain the Executive and to further align the interests of the Executive with those of the Company’s stockholders generally, upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein. 
  
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of services
expected to be rendered by the Executive and the mutual promises made herein and the mutual benefits to be derived therefrom, the parties agree as follows: 
  

	1.	DEFINITIONS 

  
 Whenever the following words and phrases are used in this Agreement, with the first letter capitalized, they shall have the meanings specified below.

  
 “Annual Award” shall mean the Stock Units
awarded to the Executive in accordance with Section 2.2. 
  
 “Beneficiary” shall mean the person or persons, or entity, entitled in accordance with Section 6.2 to receive all or a portion of the Executive’s Stock Unit benefits upon the Executive’s death. 
  
 “Board of Directors” or “Board” shall mean
the Board of Directors of the Company. 
  
 “Cause” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Company’s 2003 Stock Option Plan. 
  
 “Change in Control Event” shall mean any of the following: 
  

	 	(a)	 The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (a “Person”)), other
than Apollo Investment Fund III, L.P. or its affiliates, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of either (1) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the
“Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (2) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in 

  

	 	 
the election of directors of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that, for purposes of this
definition, the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control Event; (A) any acquisition directly from the Company, (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored
or maintained by the Company or any affiliate of the Company or a successor, or (D) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (c)(1), (2) and (3) below; 

  

	 	(b)	Individuals who, as of the first day of any period not exceeding twelve months that commences no earlier than the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent
Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board during such period of time; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director of the Company subsequent to the first day of such period whose election, or
nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least three-fourths of the directors of the Company then comprising the Incumbent Board (including for these purposes, the new members whose election or
nomination was so approved, without counting the member and his predecessor twice) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of
office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors of the Company or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the
Board; 

  

	 	(c)	 Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Business Combination”),
in each case unless, following such Business Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately
prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets directly or through one or more subsidiaries (a “Parent”)) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding
Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding any entity resulting from such Business Combination or a Parent or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such entity resulting from such Business
Combination or Parent) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of 

  

	 	 
the then-outstanding voting securities of such entity, except to the extent that the ownership in excess of 50% existed prior to the Business Combination,
and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors or trustees of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or a Parent were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the
action of the Board providing for such Business Combination; or 

  

	 	(d)	Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company other than in the context of a transaction that does not constitute a Change in
Control Event under clause (c) above; 

  
 provided that in
any case an event or transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control Event unless it also constitutes a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of
the Company, that would constitute a permissible distribution event pursuant to Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Code and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder. 
  
 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
  
 “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

  
 “Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of
the Company, no par value per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement. 
  
 “Company” shall mean Quality Distribution, Inc., a Florida corporation, and any successor corporation. 
  
 “Disability” shall mean the Executive (a) is unable to
engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months or (b)
is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a
period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Executive’s employer. 
  
 “Dividend Equivalent” shall mean the amount of cash dividends or other cash distributions paid by the Company on that number of shares of
Common Stock equal to the number of Stock Units credited to a Executive’s Stock Unit Account as of the applicable record date for the dividend or other distribution, which amount shall be credited in the form of additional Stock Units to the
Executive’s Stock Unit Account, as provided in Section 3.2. 
  
 “Employment Agreement” shall mean the employment agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Company and the Executive. 
  
 “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. 
  

 “Fair Market Value” on any date means (a) if the stock is listed or admitted to trade on
a national securities exchange, the closing price of the 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 stock is so listed or admitted to trade,
on such date, or, if there is no trading of the stock on such date, then the closing price of the stock as quoted on such Composite Tape on the next preceding date on which there was trading in such shares; (b) if the stock is not listed or admitted
to trade on a national securities exchange, the last/closing price for the 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; (c) if the 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 stock on such date, as furnished by the NASD or a similar organization; or (d) if the stock is not listed or admitted to trade on a national securities exchange, is not reported on the National Market Reporting System and if bid and
asked prices for the stock are not furnished by the NASD or a similar organization, the value as reasonably established by the Committee at such time for purposes of this Agreement. Any determination as to fair market value made pursuant to this
Agreement 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 Committee may, however, provide that the Fair Market Value shall
equal the last closing price of a share of Common Stock as reported on the composite tape for securities listed on a national securities exchange or as furnished by the NASD and available on the date in question or the average of the high and low
prices of a share of Common Stock as reported on the composite tape for securities listed on a national securities exchange or as furnished by the NASD for the date in question or the most recent trading day. 
  
 “Good Reason” shall have the meaning given to such term in
the Employment Agreement. 
  
 “Initial Award”
shall mean the Stock Units awarded to the Executive in accordance with Section 2.1. 
  
 “Stock Unit” shall mean a non-voting unit of measurement which is deemed solely for bookkeeping purposes to be equivalent to one outstanding share of Common Stock solely for purposes of this
Agreement. 
  
 “Stock Unit Account” shall mean
the bookkeeping account maintained by the Company on behalf of the Executive that is credited with Stock Units in accordance with Section 2 and Dividend Equivalents thereon in accordance with Section 3.2. 
  
 “Subsidiary” shall mean each corporation, which is a member
of a controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) of which the Company is a component member. 
  
 “Unforeseeable Emergency” shall mean a severe financial hardship to the Executive resulting from (a) a sudden and unexpected illness or
accident of the Executive, the Executive’s spouse, or a dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code) of the Executive, (b) loss of the Executive’s property due to casualty, or (c) other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable
circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Executive, all as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. 
  

	2.	STOCK UNIT AWARDS 

  

	 	2.1	Initial Award. 

  

	 	2.1.1	Number of Stock Units Subject to Initial Award. As of Effective Date, the Executive’s Stock Unit Account shall be credited with 300,000 Stock Units.

  

	 	2.1.2	Vesting. Subject to Section 2.1.3 and Section 2.3, the Stock Units subject to the Initial Award shall vest on December 31, 2006, provided that the Executive is still
employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on such date. 

  

	 	2.1.3	Effect of a Termination of Employment Prior to Vesting. 

  
 (i) If the Executive ceases to be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary prior to December 31, 2006, the Stock Units subject to the Initial Award shall
immediately terminate without payment and the Executive shall have no further rights with respect to such terminated Stock Units. 
  
 (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing (a) if after the date hereof but before December 31, 2006 the Executive’s employment with the Company and its
subsidiaries is terminated as a result of the Executive’s death or disability, or (b) if after December 31, 2005 but before December 31, 2006 the Executive’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries is terminated by the Executive
for Good Reason or by the Company (or the applicable Subsidiary) without Cause, then, in each case, the Stock Units subject to the Initial Award shall become fully vested as the date of such termination. 
  

	 	2.2	Annual Awards. 

  

	 	2.2.1	Number of Stock Units Subject to Annual Awards. In addition to the Initial Award under Section 2.1 above, as of the Effective Date, the Executive’s Stock Unit
Account shall be credited with a number of Stock Units equal to (1) $50,000 divided by (2) the Fair Market Value of Common Stock on such date. On each annual anniversary of the Effective Date, commencing in 2006 and ending upon termination of the
Employment Agreement, the Executive’s Stock Unit Account shall be credited with a number of Stock Units equal to (1) $50,000 divided by (2) the Fair Market Value of Common Stock on the applicable anniversary of the Effective Date; provided that
in no event shall the Executive’s Stock Unit Account be credited with additional Stock Units pursuant to this Section 2.2.1 unless the Executive is still employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on the applicable anniversary of the Effective
Date. 

  

	 	2.2.2	 Vesting. Subject to Sections 2.2.3 and 2.3, the Stock Units subject to each Annual Award granted pursuant to Section 2.2.1 shall vest as follows (i)
14.2% shall vest on December 31 of the year in which such Annual Award 

  

	 	 
is granted and (ii) 28.6% shall vest on December 31 of each successive year; provided that all such Stock Units shall vest immediately if the average Fair
Market Value of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $30.00 per share for any consecutive 180 trading-day period and provided further that, in each case, the Executive is still employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on the applicable
installment vesting date. 

  

	 	2.2.3	Effect of a Termination of Employment Prior to Vesting. If the Executive ceases to be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary prior to the date that all of the Stock
Units subject to an Annual Award have vested, the unvested Stock Units subject to such Annual Award will immediately terminate without payment and the Executive shall have no further rights with respect to such terminated Stock Units.

  

	 	2.3	Effect of a Change in Control Event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Event, the Stock Units then credited to the
Executive’s Stock Unit Account shall become fully vested. 

  

	 	2.4	Continuance of Employment Required. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Sections 2.1.3, 2.2.3 or 2.3, the vesting schedule applicable to the Stock Units
requires continued employment or service through each applicable vesting date as a condition to the vesting of the applicable installment of the award and the rights and benefits under this Agreement. Employment or service for only a portion of the
vesting period, even if a substantial portion, will not entitle the Executive to any proportionate vesting or avoid or mitigate a termination of rights and benefits upon or following a termination of employment or service.

  

	3.	STOCK UNIT ACCOUNTS 

  

	 	3.1	Crediting of Stock Units. The Company shall establish and maintain a Stock Unit Account for the Executive. As of the applicable crediting date under Sections
2.1.1 and 2.2.1, the Company shall credit the Executive’s Stock Unit Account with the number of Stock Units subject to the particular award. The Company shall establish separate subaccounts under the Executive’s Stock Unit Account as
necessary or advisable to separately account for Stock Units that are subject to different vesting schedules. 

  

	 	3.2	Dividend Equivalents. As of the date on which the Company pays a cash dividend on its Common Stock (the “Dividend Payment Date”), the
Executive’s Stock Unit Account shall be credited with additional Stock Units equal in number to (1) the amount of the Dividend Equivalents representing cash dividends paid on that number of shares equal to the aggregate number of Stock Units in
the Executive’s Stock Unit Account at the start of business as of the relevant dividend record date, divided by (2) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the Dividend Payment Date. Stock Units credited as Dividend Equivalents
shall vest at the same time as the Stock Units to which they relate. 

  

	 	3.3	 Account Not Funded; No Stockholder Rights. The Executive’s Stock Unit Account shall be a memorandum account on the books of the Company.
The 

  

	 	 
Stock Units credited to the Executive’s Stock Unit Account shall be used solely as a device for the determination of the number of shares of Common
Stock to be eventually distributed to such Executive in accordance with this Agreement. The Stock Units shall not be treated as property or as a trust fund of any kind. The Executive shall not be entitled to any voting or other stockholder rights
with respect to Stock Units granted or credited under this Agreement. The number of Stock Units credited (and the Common Stock to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement) shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5 of
this Agreement. 

  

	 	3.4	Reduction in Stock Units. The Executive’s Stock Unit Account shall be reduced by the number of Stock Units with respect to which payment, distribution or a
withdrawal is made, or which are extinguished. 

  

	4.	DISTRIBUTIONS 

  

	 	4.1	Time and Manner of Distribution. 

  

	 	4.1.1	Initial Award. The vested amounts credited to the Executive’s Stock Unit Account in respect of the Initial Award shall be distributed to the Executive (or, in the
event of his death, the Executive’s Beneficiary) upon or as soon as administratively practical after the first to occur of: (1) December 31, 2008, (2) the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries
(including, without limitation, by reason of his death), (3) the Executive’s Disability or (4) a Change in Control Event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive’s employment terminates for any reason other than due to the
Executive’s death or Disability and the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code and the regulations and guidance promulgated there under, then the distribution of the
Executive’s benefit shall not be made earlier than the date which is six (6) months after the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries (or, if earlier, the date of the Executive’s death).

  

	 	4.1.2	Annual Awards. The vested amounts credited to the Executive’s Stock Unit Account in respect of the Annual Awards shall be distributed to the Executive (or, in the
event of his death, the Executive’s Beneficiary) upon the first to occur of: (1) the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation by reason of his death), (2) the
Executive’s Disability or (3) a Change in Control Event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive’s employment terminates for any reason other than due to the Executive’s death or Disability and the Executive is a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code and the regulations and guidance promulgated there under, then the distribution of the Executive’s benefit shall not be made earlier than the date which
is six (6) months after the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries (or, if earlier, the date of the Executive’s death). 

  

	 	4.1.3	Date of Termination of Employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.1, a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and
its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to have occurred for any purpose under this Agreement unless such termination of employment constitutes a “separation from service” (as defined under Section 409A of the Code and any regulations or
guidance promulgated thereunder) of the Executive with the Company and its Subsidiaries. 

  

	 	4.2	Form of Distribution. Stock Units credited to the Executive’s Stock Unit Account shall be distributed to the Executive (or, in the event of his death, the
Executive’s Beneficiary) in a single lump sum in an equivalent whole number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The Company shall have discretion to pay Stock Units attributable to Dividend Equivalents in cash. Fractional share
interests shall be disregarded but may be cumulated or, in the Company’s discretion, paid in cash. To the extent that any Stock Unit is to be paid in cash pursuant to this Section 4.2, the amount of any cash payment made pursuant to this
Section 4.2 with respect to such Stock Unit shall equal the most recent Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date of payment. 

  

	 	4.3	Distributions for Unforeseeable Emergencies. The Executive may request a distribution for an Unforeseeable Emergency. Such distribution for an Unforeseeable
Emergency shall be subject to approval by the Committee and may be made only to the extent necessary to satisfy such emergency (plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution) and only from vested Stock
Units credited to his Stock Unit Account. The Committee may treat a distribution as necessary to satisfy the hardship if it relies on the Executive’s written representation, unless the Committee has actual knowledge to the contrary, that the
hardship cannot reasonably be relieved (1) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or (2) by liquidation of the Executive’s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial
hardship. 

  

	5.	ADJUSTMENTS IN CASE OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK 

  
 Upon the occurrence of a liquidation, dissolution, Change in Control Event, merger, consolidation, or other combination or reorganization, or a
recapitalization, reclassification, extraordinary dividend or other distribution (including a split up or a spin off of the Company or any significant Subsidiary), or a sale or other distribution of substantially all the assets of the Company as an
entirety (an “Event”) (other than an ordinary cash dividend payment), the Committee shall make adjustments as it deems appropriate in the number and kind of securities or other consideration that may become payable with respect to
the Stock Units credited under this Agreement. If an Event shall occur and any Stock Units have not been fully vested and paid upon such Event or prior thereto, such Stock Units may become payable in securities or other consideration (the
“Restricted Property”) rather than in the Common Stock otherwise payable in respect of such Stock Units. Such Restricted Property shall become payable at such time or times (if any) as the related Stock Units become payable in
accordance with this Agreement and shall be subject to the same vesting conditions as such related Stock Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the Restricted Property includes any cash, the commitment hereunder 

  

 
shall become an unsecured promise to pay an amount equal to such cash (with earnings attributable thereto as if such amount had been invested, pursuant to
policies established by the Committee, in interest bearing, FDIC insured (subject to applicable insurance limits) deposits of a depository institution selected by the Committee) at such times and in such proportions as the related Stock Units become
payable in accordance with this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Stock Units and any Common Stock or other securities or property payable in respect of the Stock Units shall continue to be subject to proportionate and equitable
adjustments (if any) under this Section 5 consistent with the effect of such events on stockholders generally (but without duplication of benefits if Dividend Equivalents are credited), as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate, and
in the number, kind and/or character of shares of Common Stock or other securities, property and/or rights payable in respect of Stock Units granted under this Agreement. 
  

	6.	MISCELLANEOUS 

  

	 	6.1	Unsecured General Creditor. The Executive and his Beneficiaries, heirs, successors, and assigns shall have no legal or equitable rights, claims, or interest in
any specific property or assets of the Company. No assets of the Company shall be held under any trust, or held in any way as collateral security for the fulfilling of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement. Any and all of the
Company’s assets shall be, and remain, the general unpledged, unrestricted assets of the Company. The Company’s obligations under this Agreement shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to pay benefits in
the future to the Executive under this Agreement (as determined in accordance with the terms hereof), and the respective rights of the Executive and Beneficiaries shall be no greater than those of unsecured general creditors.

  

	 	6.2	Beneficiaries. The Executive shall have the right, at any time, to designate any person or persons as Beneficiaries (both primary and contingent) to whom
payment with respect to the Stock Units credited to his Account will be made in the event of his death. The Beneficiary designation will be effective when it is received in writing by the Company during the Executive’s lifetime on a form
prescribed by the Company. The receipt of a new valid Beneficiary designation by the Company will cancel all prior Beneficiary designations. Any finalized divorce or marriage of the Executive subsequent to the date of a Beneficiary designation will
revoke such designation, unless in the case of divorce the previous spouse was not designated as Beneficiary, and unless in the case of marriage the Executive’s new spouse previously was designated as Beneficiary. The spouse of a married
Executive must consent in writing to any designation of a Beneficiary other than the spouse. If the Executive fails to validly designate a Beneficiary as provided above, or if the Beneficiary designation is revoked by marriage, divorce, or otherwise
without execution of a new designation, or if every person designated as Beneficiary predeceases the Executive or dies prior to the complete distribution of the Executive’s Stock Units benefits, then the Company will direct the payment of the
Executive’s remaining benefits to the Executive’s surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, to the Executive’s estate. The payment of benefits under this Agreement to a Beneficiary shall fully and completely discharge the
Company from all further obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Executive. 

  

	 	6.3	Restriction Against Assignment. The Company shall pay all amounts payable hereunder only to the person or persons designated by this Agreement and not to any
other person or corporation. No part of the Executive’s Stock Unit Account shall be liable for the debts, contracts, or engagements of the Executive, his Beneficiary, or successors in interest, nor shall the Executive’s Stock Unit Accounts
be subject to execution by levy, attachment, or garnishment or by any other legal or equitable proceeding, nor shall any such person have any right to alienate, anticipate, commute, pledge, encumber, or assign any benefits or payments hereunder in
any manner whatsoever. If the Executive, Beneficiary or successor in interest is adjudicated bankrupt or purports to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge any distribution or payment from the Agreement, voluntarily
or involuntarily, the Company, in its discretion, may cancel such distribution or payment (or any part thereof) to or for the benefit of the Executive, Beneficiary or successor in interest in such manner as the Company shall direct.

  

	 	6.4	Tax Withholding. Upon or in connection with the vesting of the Stock Units, the payment of Dividend Equivalents, and/or the distribution of shares of Common
Stock in respect of the Stock Units, the Company (and any Subsidiary, if applicable) shall have the right at its (or their) option to (a) require the Executive (or the Executive’s Beneficiary, as the case may be) to pay or provide for payment
in cash of the amount of any taxes which such entity (or entities) may be required to withhold with respect to such vesting, payment or distribution or (b) deduct from any amount otherwise payable to the Executive (with respect to the Stock Units or
otherwise) the amount of any taxes which such entity (or entities) may be required to withhold with respect to such vesting, payment or distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing (and other than the Company’s share of applicable employment
taxes), the Executive will be solely responsible for any and all tax liability that may result from the grant, vesting, payment or other event with respect to the Stock Units. 

  

	 	6.5	Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waivers; Compliance with Section 409A. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersede all prior understandings
and agreements, written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument signed by both the Executive and the Company. The Company may, however, unilaterally waive
any provision hereof in writing to the extent such waiver does not adversely affect the interests of the Executive hereunder, but no such waiver shall operate as or be construed to be a subsequent waiver of the same provision or a waiver of any
other provision hereof. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted to comply with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company reserves the right to amend this Agreement to the extent it reasonably determines is
necessary in order to preserve the intended tax consequences of the Stock Units in light of 409A of the Code and any regulations or other guidance promulgated thereunder. 

  

	 	6.6	 Governing Law; Severability. This Agreement shall be construed, governed and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.
If any provisions 

  

	 	 
of this instrument shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be
fully effective. 

  

	 	6.7	Effect of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be assumed by, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor or successors to the
Company. 

  

	 	6.8	Receipt or Release. Any payment to the Executive or the Executive’s Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall, to the extent
thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims against the Board, the Committee, the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Company may require such Executive or Beneficiary, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release to
such effect. 

  

	 	6.9	No Right to Employment. Nothing contained in this Agreement, nor the existence of Stock Units credited to the Executive’s Stock Unit Account, constitutes a
continued employment or service commitment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, affects the Executive’s status as an employee at will who is subject to termination without cause, confers upon the Executive any right to remain employed by
or in service to the Company or any Subsidiary, interferes in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary at any time to terminate such employment or service, or affects the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to increase or decrease
the Executive’s other compensation. Nothing in this Section 6.9, however, is intended to adversely affect any independent contractual right of the Executive without his consent thereto. 

  

	 	6.10	Securities Laws Compliance. The Executive acknowledges that the Stock Units and the shares of Common Stock deliverable with respect to Stock Units credited to
the Executive’s Stock Unit Account under this Agreement are not being registered under the Securities Act, based, in part in reliance upon an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, and a comparable exemption from qualification or
registration under applicable state securities laws, as each may be amended from time to time. The Executive, by executing this Agreement, hereby makes the following representations to the Company and acknowledges that the Company’s reliance on
federal and state securities law exemptions from registration and qualification is predicated, in substantial part upon the accuracy of these representations: 

  

	 	(a)	The Executive is acquiring (and may in the future acquire) Stock Units and, if and when the Stock Units are distributed to the Executive, will acquire the shares of Common Stock
solely for the Executive’s own account, for investment purposes only, and not with a view to or an intent to sell, or to offer for resale in connection with any unregistered distribution, all or any portion of the shares within the meaning of
the Securities Act and/or any applicable state securities laws. 

  

	 	(b)	In evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Common Stock, the Executive has and will rely upon the advice of his own legal counsel, tax advisors, and/or investment
advisors. 

  

	 	(c)	The Executive is knowledgeable about the Company and has a preexisting personal or business relationship with the Company. As a result of such relationship, he is familiar with,
among other characteristics, its business and financial circumstances and has access on a regular basis to or may request the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet and condensed consolidated income statement setting forth information
material to the Company’s financial condition, operations and prospects. 

  

	 	(d)	The Executive is aware that the Stock Units may be of no practical value and that any value they may have depends on their vesting as well as the Fair Market Value of the underlying
shares of Common Stock. 

  

	 	(e)	The Executive understands that any shares of Common Stock acquired upon payment of the Stock Units will be characterized as “restricted securities” under the federal
securities laws, and that, under such laws and applicable regulations, such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances, including in accordance with the conditions of Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, with which the Executive is familiar. 

  

	 	(f)	The Executive has read and understands the restrictions and limitations set forth in this Agreement, which are imposed on the Stock Units and any shares of Common Stock which may be
acquired upon payment of the Stock Units. 

  

	 	(g)	At no time was an oral representation made to the Executive relating to the Stock Units or the acquisition of shares of Common Stock and the Executive was not presented with or
solicited by any promotional meeting or material relating to the Stock Units or the Common Stock. 

  

	 	(h)	The Executive either (1) has an individual net worth, or joint net worth with his spouse, of more than $1,000,000; (2) has had individual net income in excess of $200,000 in each of
the two most recent years (or joint net income with his spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years) and reasonably expects to reach that same income level in the current year; or (3) is an “Executive Officer” of the Company as
defined in Rule 501(f) of the Securities Act. 

  

	 	6.11	 Compliance with Laws. This Agreement and the offer, issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock are subject to compliance with all
applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations (including but not limited to state and federal securities law) and to such approvals by any listing, agency or any regulatory or governmental authority as may, in the opinion of counsel for
the Company, be necessary or advisable in connection therewith. Any securities delivered under this Agreement shall be subject to such restrictions, and the person acquiring such securities shall, if requested by the Company, provide such assurances
and representations to the Company as the Company may deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance with all applicable legal requirements. No person holding shares acquired upon payment of the Stock Units shall sell, pledge or otherwise 

  

	 	 
transfer the shares except in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement. Any attempted transfer in violation of this Section 6.11 shall be void and
of no effect. Without in any way limiting the provisions set forth above, no holder shall make any disposition of all or any portion of shares of Common Stock acquired under this Agreement, except in compliance with all applicable federal and state
securities laws and unless and until: 

  

	 	(a)	there is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with
such registration statement; or 

  

	 	(b)	such disposition is made in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or 

  

	 	(c)	such holder notifies the Company of the proposed disposition and furnishes the Company with a statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition, and, if requested
by the Company, furnishes to the Company an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company’s counsel, that such disposition will not require registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will be in compliance with all applicable
state securities laws. 

  
 Notwithstanding anything
else herein to the contrary, the Company has no obligation to register the Common Stock to be delivered to under this Agreement or file any registration statement under either federal or state securities laws with respect thereto. All certificates
evidencing shares of Common Stock issued or delivered under this Agreement shall bear the following legend and/or any appropriate or required legends under applicable laws: 
  
 “OWNERSHIP OF THIS CERTIFICATE, THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND ANY INTEREST THEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO
SUBSTANTIAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER UNDER APPLICABLE LAW AND UNDER AGREEMENTS WITH THE COMPANY, INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON SALE, ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION.” 
  
 “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(“ACT”), NOR HAVE THEY BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. NO TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES WILL BE PERMITTED UNLESS A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT IS IN EFFECT AS TO SUCH TRANSFER, THE TRANSFER IS
MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT, OR IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE COMPANY, REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT IS UNNECESSARY IN ORDER FOR SUCH TRANSFER TO COMPLY WITH THE ACT AND WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.” 
  

	 	6.12	Agreement Construction. It is the intent of the Company that transactions pursuant to this Agreement satisfy and be interpreted in a manner that satisfies the
applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (“Rule 16b-3”) so that, the crediting of Stock Units, the distribution of shares of Common Stock and any other event with respect to Stock Units under this Agreement
will be entitled to the benefits of Rule 16b-3 or other exemptive rules under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and will not be subjected to avoidable liability thereunder. 

  

	 	6.13	Arbitration of Claims. Any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or any other controversy, claim or dispute arising out of
or related to the Stock Units, including, but not limited to, any state or federal statutory claims, shall be settled by arbitration before one arbitrator. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance
with its National Rules for Resolution of Employment Disputes. The arbitration proceeding shall be confidential, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Any such arbitration shall take
place in the Tampa, Florida area, or in any other mutually agreeable location. In the event any judicial action is necessary to enforce the arbitration provisions of this Agreement, sole jurisdiction shall be in the federal and state courts, as
applicable, located in Florida. Any request for interim injunctive relief or other provisional remedies or opposition thereto shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the right or obligation to arbitrate hereunder. The arbitrator shall have the
discretion to award reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses to the prevailing party. To the extent a party prevails in any dispute arising out of this Agreement or any of its terms and provisions, all reasonable costs, fees and expenses
relating to such dispute, including the parties’ reasonable legal fees, shall be borne by the party not prevailing in the resolution of such dispute, but only to the extent that the arbitrator or court, as the case may be, deems reasonable and
appropriate given the merits of the claims and defenses asserted. 

  

	 	6.14	Headings, etc. Not Part of Agreement. Headings and subheadings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in
the construction of the provisions hereof. 

  

	 	6.15	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.  

  

	 	6.16	Legal Counsel; Mutual Drafting. Each party recognizes that this is a legally binding contract and acknowledges and agrees that they have had the opportunity to
consult with legal counsel of their choice. Each party has cooperated in the drafting, negotiation and preparation of this Agreement. Hence, in any construction to be made of this Agreement, the same shall not be construed against either party on
the basis of that party being the drafter of such language. 

  

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date. 

 

											
	 QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC.
 (a Florida corporation)
	 	 	 	GERALD L. DETTER
				
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert J. Millstone
	 	 	 	 /s/ Gerald L. Detter

	 	 	 Name:
	 	 Robert J. Millstone
	 	 	 	(Signature)
	 	 	 Title:
	 	 Secretary
	 	 	 	 
					
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	(Address)
					
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	(City, State, Zip Code)

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