5 THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF FORWARD AIR CORPORATION FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 0000912728 FORWARD AIR CORPORATION 1,000 U.S. DOLLARS 6-MOS DEC-31-1998 JAN-01-1998 JUN-30-1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59,589 0 53,095 (11) 0 425 6,080 2,348 3,732 965 0 0 4,697 .38 .37