UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 19, 2008 (June 17, 2008)


                             FORWARD AIR CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Tennessee                     000-22490                 62-1120025
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


          430 Airport Road
        Greeneville, Tennessee                                   37745
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(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (423) 636-7000


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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SECTION 5. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     On June 17, 2008, B. Clyde Preslar  advised the Company of his  resignation
from the Company's  Board of Directors  effective June 30, 2008.  Mr.  Preslar's
decision  to  resign  did not  arise or result  from any  disagreement  with the
Company  on  any  matter  relating  to the  Company's  operations,  policies  or
practices.  Mr.  Preslar has been a director of the Company since April 2004 and
served on the Audit Committee.  Upon the effective date of his resignation,  Mr.
Preslar's  position  on the  Audit  Committee  will be  assumed  by  independent
director  Tracy A. Leinbach.  Ms.  Leinbach has been a director with the Company
since March 2007 and presently serves on the Company's Corporate  Governance and
Nominating Committee.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        FORWARD AIR CORPORATION


                                        By: /s/ Matthew J. Jewell
Date: June 19, 2008                         ------------------------------------
                                            Matthew J. Jewell
                                            Executive Vice President, Chief
                                                Legal Officer and Secretary


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