Forward Air Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides surface transportation and related logistics services to the North American expedited air freight market. The company operates in two segments, Forward Air, Inc. (Forward Air) and Forward Air Solutions, Inc. (FASI). The Forward Air segment provides time-definite surface transportation and related logistics services. This segment offers local pick-up and delivery and scheduled surface transportation of cargo as an alternative to air transportation. It also provides a range of logistics and other services, including expedited full truckload; dedicated fleets; local pick-up and delivery; warehousing, dock, and office space; drayage and intermodal; hotshot or ad-hoc ultra expedited services; customs brokerage; and shipment consolidation, deconsolidation, and handling services. This segment markets its airport-to-airport services primarily to freight forwarders, integrated air cargo carriers, and passenger and cargo airlines. The Forward Air segment offers its transportation services primarily through a network of terminals located at or near airports in the United States and Canada. The FASI segment provides pool distribution services in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest continental United States. Its pool distribution services include managing high-frequency handling and distribution of time-sensitive product to various destinations in specific geographic regions. This segment serves distributors and specialty retailers, such as mall, strip mall, and outlet-based retail chains through a network of terminals and service centers located in 19 cities. It also targets customers in hospitality, healthcare, lawn and garden, and publishing industries. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee.