Quality Distribution Inc has appointed Gerald L Detter chairman of the board, president, and chief executive officer.Until December 2004, he was president and CEO of Con-Way Transportation Services Inc, a $2.6 billion nationwide trucking subsidiary of CNF Inc that operates in 48 states, eight Canadian provinces, and Puerto Rico with almost 20,000 employees, including 12,400 drivers. His career with CNF and its affiliates spans 40 years, with Detter starting as a dockman before working his way up the management ranks. He was most recently an advisor to CNF.
Detter succeeds Thomas L Finkbiner, who joined Tampa FL-based Quality Distribution in 1999. Finkbiner submitted his resignation effective June 6.