Exhibit 99.2

            Forward Air Corporation Appoints New CFO and Controller

     GREENEVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2006--Forward Air Corporation
(NASDAQ:FWRD) today announced that Rodney L. Bell, Chief Accounting Officer,
Vice President and Controller, has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer,
Senior Vice President and Treasurer, effective June 2, 2006. The Company also
announced that Michael P. McLean, Vice President, Accounting would assume Mr.
Bell's positions of Controller and Vice President effective June 2, 2006.
     Mr. Bell, who is 44 years old and a Certified Public Accountant, was
appointed Chief Accounting Officer in February 2006 and continued to serve as
Vice President and Controller, positions held since October 2000 and February
1995, respectively. Mr. Bell joined the Company in March 1992 as Assistant
Controller after serving as a senior manager with the accounting firm of Adams
and Plucker in Greeneville, Tennessee.
     Mr. McLean, 33 years of age, is a Certified Public Accountant who joined
the Company as Vice President, Accounting in February 2006. From February 2003,
Mr. McLean was director of financial reporting at CTI Molecular Imaging, Inc., a
publicly-traded medical technology company. From July 2001 until January 2003,
Mr. McLean was an audit manager with the accounting firm of Coulter & Justis, PC
in Knoxville, Tennessee.
     The Company also announced that Andrew C. Clarke has resigned, effective
June 2, 2006, from his positions as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice
President, Treasurer and director of the Company. Mr. Clarke has accepted the
position of president of a privately-held transportation company.
     In commenting on these management changes, Bruce A. Campbell, Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, stated, "We are pleased to announce Rodney's
appointment to Chief Financial Officer of the Company. It is a well-deserved
promotion. Rodney has been with us for over 14 years and brings a high level of
energy, accounting expertise and financial experience to this position."
Commenting further, Mr. Campbell said, "We are pleased to promote Mike to the
Controller position. Although Mike has been with us only a short time, he is
well qualified for this new position and a worthy successor to Rodney." In
closing, Mr. Campbell commented, "Finally, on behalf of all of us at Forward
Air, we want to thank Andrew Clarke for his many contributions to our Company
during his tenure. Moreover, we extend our hearty congratulations to him on his
new position and wish him the best of luck with his new endeavor."

     About Forward Air

     Forward Air is a high-service-level contractor to the air cargo industry
providing time-definite ground transportation services through a network of 81
terminals located on or near major airports in the United States and Canada. The
Company provides these services as a cost-effective alternative to air
transportation of cargo that must be delivered at a specific time but is
relatively less time-sensitive than traditional air freight or when air
transportation is not economical.

     Important Information

     This press release contains "forward-looking statements," as defined in
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are
statements other than historical information or statements of current condition
and relate to future events or our future financial performance. Some
forward-looking statements may be identified by use of such terms as "believes,"
"anticipates," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "projects" or "expects." Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to
be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The following is a list
of factors, among others, that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements: economic factors such
as recessions, inflation, higher interest rates and downturns in customer
business cycles, our inability to maintain our historical growth rate because of
a decreased volume of freight moving through our network or decreased average
revenue per pound of freight moving through our network, increasing competition
and pricing pressure, surplus inventories, loss of a major customer, the
creditworthiness of our customers and their ability to pay for services
rendered, our ability to secure terminal facilities in desirable locations at
reasonable rates, the inability of our information systems to handle an
increased volume of freight moving through our network, changes in fuel prices,
claims for property damage, personal injuries or workers' compensation,
employment matters including rising health care costs, enforcement of and
changes in governmental regulations, environmental and tax matters, the handling
of hazardous materials, the availability and compensation of qualified
independent owner-operators and freight handlers needed to serve our
transportation needs and our inability to successfully integrate acquisitions.
As a result of the foregoing, no assurance can be given as to future financial
condition, cash flows or results of operations. We undertake no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.


     CONTACT: Forward Air Corporation, Greeneville
              Matthew J. Jewell, 423-636-7000
              mjewell@forwardair.com