Forward Air

#6928

Rank

$603.95M

Marketcap

United States

Country

Leadership team

Mr. Thomas Schmitt (Pres, CEO & Exec. Chairman)

Ms. Rebecca J. Garbrick (CFO & Treasurer)

Mr. Chris C. Ruble (Chief Operating Officer)

Products/ Services

Logistics, Service Industry, Transportation

Number of Employees

1,000 - 20,000

Headquarters

Greeneville, Tennessee, United States

Established

1993

Company Registration

SEC CIK number: 0000912728

Net Income

100M - 500M

Revenue

Above - 1B

Traded as

FWRD

URL

https://www.forwardaircorp.com

Overview

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Recognition and Award

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Summary

Forward Air Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset-light freight and logistics company in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Expedited Freight and Intermodal. The Expedited Freight segment provides expedited regional, inter-regional, and national less-than-truckload services; local pick-up and delivery services; and other services, which include final mile, truckload, shipment consolidation and deconsolidation, warehousing, customs brokerage, and other handling. This segment also offers expedited truckload brokerage, dedicated fleet, and high security and temperature-controlled logistics services. The Intermodal segment provides intermodal container drayage services; and contract, and container freight station warehouse and handling services. It serves freight forwarders, third-party logistics companies, integrated air cargo carriers and passenger, passenger and cargo airlines, steamship lines, and retailers. Forward Air Corporation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee.

History

The company was founded in 1982 as the Flying Tiger Line, a cargo airline that grew from operations in excess of 67 aircraft to being the world's largest all-cargo airline at one point in its history. The name was changed to the Tiger Air Group in 1997 when it moved its focus to ground-based cargo transportation and logistics services.

Mission

Forward Air is structured to optimize both savings and service to our customers.

Vision

Our vision is to continue to provide the highest quality service while expanding our reach of services and technology to become the most efficient and cost-effective logistics provider in the industry.

Key Team

Mr. Michael L. Hance (Chief Legal Officer & Sec.)

Mr. Joseph Michael Tomasello (Chief Information Officer)

Mr. Kyle R. Mitchin (Chief People Officer)

Mr. Matthew J. Jewell (Consultant)

Ms. Nancee Ronning (Chief Commercial Officer)

Sandi Underwood (Assistant Corp. Sec.)

Recognition and Awards

Forward Air has received numerous awards, including the “Top 100 Companies” from Freight Management's Transportation & Logistics Magazine, the “Fleets to Watch” award from Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine, and the “Top 20 3PLs” award from Transport Topics.