CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


         In connection with the Annual Report of Quality Distribution, LLC (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas
L. Finkbiner, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1)      the Report fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or
78o(d)); and

         (2)      the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the
Company.


/S/ THOMAS L. FINKBINER
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Thomas L. Finkbiner
President and Chief Executive Officer
April 9, 2003


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Quality Distribution, LLC and will be retained by Quality
Distribution, LLC and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.