5 THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF FORWARD AIR CORPORATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1,000 U.S. DOLLARS YEAR DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 DEC-31-1997 1 895 0 18,424 753 0 20,318 19,540 3,755 137,173 20,809 0 0 0 120 50,340 137,173 0 105,140 0 92,076 84 0 796 12,184 4,740 7,444 1,150 0 0 8,594 .72 .70