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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF FORWARD AIR CORPORATION FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

1,000 9-MOS DEC-31-1999 JAN-01-1999 SEP-30-1999 7,779 0 25,096 918 0 35,316 44,707 13,117 70,396 14,252 0 0 0 138 49,021 70,396 0 121,108 0 103,134 (172) 0 766 17,380 6,725 10,655 0 0 0 10,655 0.81 0.77