What SEC filings does Forward Air Corporation submit to the SEC?

Forward Air Corporation (FWRD) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about FWRD?

A Form 4 for FWRD discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Forward Air Corporation?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for FWRD?

The 10-K is Forward Air Corporation's annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all FWRD SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Forward Air Corporation filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for FWRD. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Forward Air Corporation file with the SEC?

Forward Air Corporation files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling FWRD shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

FWRD SEC Filing News — Forward Air Corporation

Latest SEC filings for Forward Air Corporation (FWRD) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-08-05.

Forward Air Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset-light freight and logistics company in the United States, Mexico, Europe, Asia, and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Expedited Freight, Omni Logistics, and Intermodal. Its 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 shipment consolidation and deconsolidation, w…

Sector: Industrials Industry: Integrated Freight & Logistics Market Cap: $517.5M CIK: 912728

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Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

What you're looking at: Each item below is parsed from an actual SEC filing submitted by Forward Air Corporation. Form 4 = confirmed insider transaction · Form 144 = proposed sale notice · 8-K = material event (earnings, M&A, leadership change, etc.) · 10-Q / 10-K = quarterly / annual report.

FWRD Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-02-23 — 2026-08-05

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 0 sells

Insider buying and selling activity is balanced in this period.

Insider Transactions 10 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 10 filings in this group are Form 4s for Forward Air Corporation.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 10 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 7 compensation award and 3 tax withholding. None of the classified filings involved a discretionary open-market trade, so this period says nothing about what insiders think of the price.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×7: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Tax withholding ×3: Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-22

FWRD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Svindland Paul C. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	9,545	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Svindland Paul C. (Director) Shares: 9,545

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-22

FWRD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Boyles Dale W (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	9,545	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Boyles Dale W (Director) Shares: 9,545

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-22

FWRD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Gorjanc Christine Marie (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	9,545	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Gorjanc Christine Marie (Director) Shares: 9,545

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-01

FWRD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Stewart Shawn (Director, Chief Executive Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	4,136	$21.51	$89.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Stewart Shawn (Director, Chief Executive Officer) Shares: 4,136

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-03-17

FWRD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

OSBORNE TIMOTHY R (Executive VP of Operations) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	2,109	$16.05	$33.8K
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	483	$16.05	$7.8K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: OSBORNE TIMOTHY R (Executive VP of Operations) Shares: 2,592

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-03-17

FWRD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hance Michael L (CLO and Secretary) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	4,868	$16.05	$78.1K
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	869	$16.05	$13.9K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hance Michael L (CLO and Secretary) Shares: 5,737

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-03-17

FWRD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Pierson Jamie G. (CFO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	5,732	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Pierson Jamie G. (CFO) Shares: 5,732

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-03-17

FWRD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	18,692	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Stewart Shawn (Director, Chief Executive Officer) Shares: 18,692

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-02-23

FWRD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	43,197	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	3,214	$27.78	$89.3K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Stewart Shawn (Director, Chief Executive Officer) Shares: 46,411

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-02-23

FWRD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Pierson Jamie G. (CFO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	20,698	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	1,662	$27.78	$46.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Pierson Jamie G. (CFO) Shares: 22,360

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 7 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 7 in this period for Forward Air Corporation. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-05