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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FORWARD AIR CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) FOR MARCH 31, 2000 AND CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2000 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

1,000 U.S. DOLLARS 3-MOS DEC-31-2000 JAN-01-2000 MAR-31-2000 1 10,117 0 29,138 1,018 0 41,382 48,564 15,399 33,165 16,984 0 0 0 209 59,962 84,630 0 49,407 0 42,036 (141) 0 83 7,429 2,840 4,589 0 0 0 4,589 .22 .21