Forward Air Acquires CLW Delivery, Inc.

Forward Air Acquires Value Logistics to Bolster Intermodal Drayage in Memphis

October 5, 2020

Logistics & Distribution

Forward Air Corporation has agreed to acquire the assets of Value Logistics, Inc., a Memphis-based intermodal drayage provider, for $2.25 million. The acquisition (expected to close in October 2020) expands Forward Air's intermodal drayage capabilities and strengthens its presence in the Memphis market; Value Logistics generates approximately $6 million in annual revenue and operates with about 20 employees and ~30 independent contractors.

Forward Air Acquires Chickasaw Container Services

November 7, 2022

Transportation

Forward Air Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Chickasaw Container Services, a privately held intermodal drayage provider with terminals in Mobile, Alabama and Memphis, Tennessee. The cash-funded transaction is expected to close in November 2022 and will expand Forward's intermodal drayage footprint in the Mobile market while strengthening its presence in Memphis.

Forward Air to Combine with Omni Logistics

August 10, 2023

Logistics & Distribution

Forward Air Corporation will combine with Omni Logistics in a cash-and-stock transaction that creates a scaled expedited LTL and multimodal logistics platform with approximately $3.7 billion of combined adjusted revenue for the 12 months ended June 30, 2023. Omni shareholders will receive $150 million in cash plus Forward common and preferred stock (resulting in Omni shareholders owning ~37.7% of the combined company on a fully-diluted basis); the deal is expected to generate up to $125 million of run-rate EBITDA synergies and close in H2 2023 subject to approvals.

Forward Air Acquires Edgmon Trucking to Expand West Coast Intermodal Drayage

May 9, 2022

Transportation

Forward Air Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Edgmon Trucking, LLC, a Kent, Washington-based intermodal drayage provider that generates about $22 million in annual revenue and employs 21 staff (with ~70 trucks operated mainly by independent contractors). The transaction will be funded from cash on hand, is expected to close in May 2022, and provides Forward Air its first West Coast location for its intermodal business to expand drayage capabilities at the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma.

Forward Air Acquires Proficient Transport to Expand Intermodal Drayage

February 12, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Forward Air Corporation agreed to acquire the assets of Proficient Transport Incorporated and Proficient Trucking, Inc. for $15 million to expand its intermodal drayage footprint. The Chicago-headquartered Proficient Transport generates approximately $23 million in annual revenue, operates with 32 employees and ~130 independent contractors, and the deal is expected to close in February 2021.

Forward Air Acquires J&P Hall Express

April 28, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Forward Air Corporation agreed to acquire the assets of J&P Hall Express, a privately held expedited transportation provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The asset purchase (expected to close in May 2021) expands Forward Air's LTL pickup-and-delivery footprint in southern Georgia and northern Florida, adding approximately $15.8 million in annual revenue, ~70 trucks and about 110 employees.