Form 8-K
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): April 2, 2007 (March 29,
2007)
FORWARD
AIR CORPORATION
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Tennessee
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000-22490
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62-1120025
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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430
Airport Road
Greeneville,
Tennessee
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37745
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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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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240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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.
The
Company's Board of Directors has elected Tracy A. Leinbach to its Board of
Directors, effective March 29, 2007. Ms. Leinbach is expected to serve on the
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors, subject
to election as a director by the Company’s shareholders at the May 22, 2007
Annual Meeting.
There
are
no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Leinbach and any other persons
pursuant to which Ms. Leinbach was selected as a director. There have been
no
transactions since the beginning of the Company's last fiscal year, or any
currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a
participant, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which Ms.
Leinbach had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.
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.
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FORWARD
AIR CORPORATION
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Date:
April 2, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Matthew J. Jewell
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Matthew
J. Jewell
Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
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