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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF FORWARD AIR CORPORATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

1,000 U.S. DOLLARS YEAR DEC-31-1998 JAN-01-1998 DEC-31-1998 1 455 0 20,706 952 0 23,416 40,072 10,152 56,808 16,381 0 0 0 126 18,945 56,808 0 130,438 0 114,427 (37) 0 1,206 14,842 5,653 9,189 965 0 0 10,154 .82 .79