Former FMCSA head joins Quality Distribution board

· Wednesday, December 26, 2012

   Quality Distribution has appointed former U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration head Annette M. Sandberg to board director.
   Sandberg has more than 20 years of public safety and law enforcement experience at federal and state government agencies. She ran the FMCSA from Aug. 1, 2003 to April 1, 2006. She also served as deputy aqdministrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from Feb, 11, 2002, to Nov. 25, 2002.
   Sandberg is currently counsel at transportation law firm Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C.
   Based in Tampa, Fla., Quality operates the largest chemical bulk logistics network in North America through its subsidiary Quality Carriers, and is the largest North American provider of intermodal tank container and depot services via subsidiary Boasso America Corp.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.