Quality Distribution picks Horizon Services for software

Quality Distribution picks Horizon Services for software

   Quality Distribution, Inc., a U.S. bulk trucking company, has contracted with Horizon Services Group, a provider of logistics technology, for software to implement QDI’s rail shipping procedures.

   “The solutions provided by Horizon will help us expand the rail intermodal services we can offer to our customers by streamlining our back-office functions,” said Bob Kelly, vice president of marketing at Quality Distribution, Inc.

   Specifically, Horizon’s software will be used to expedite truck-to-rail tank container shipping. The new system will handle all intermodal functions, including billing, payment and interchange of transaction information, between QDI and North American railroads.

   QDI, based in Tampa, Fla., has a fleet of 7,500 stainless steel and customized trailers, 3,350 tractors, and 125 full-service terminals nationwide.

   Dallas-based Horizon Services Group was formed in 2001 as a subsidiary of Horizon Lines, a U.S. Jones Act shipping company.