Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

November 1, 2006 (November 1, 2006)

 

QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Florida   000-24180   59-3239073

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

3802 Corporex Park Drive

Tampa, Florida 33619

(Address of principal executive

offices including Zip Code)

(813) 630-5826

(Registrant’s telephone number,

including area code)

N.A.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On November 1, 2006, Quality Distribution, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 and announced earnings guidance for 2006 and 2007. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liability of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit

 

Number   

Description

99.1    Company News Release* dated November 1, 2006.
* This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liability of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC.

(Registrant)

Dated: November 2, 2006

    

By:

  

/s/ Timothy B. Page

       

Name:

  

Timothy B. Page

       

Title:

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number		   

Description of Exhibits

99.1    News Release announcing financial results as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 and guidance for 2006 and 2007.