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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 10, 2025
FORWARD AIR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 62-1120025 | ||||||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3200 Olympus Boulevard | Suite 300 | Dallas | TX | 75019 | |||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||||||||
| 000-22490 | ||
| (Commission File Number) | ||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 552-5270
| 1915 Snapps Ferry Road, | Building N | Greenville | TN | 37745 | ||||||||||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||||||||||||||
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | FWRD | NASDAQ | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
On October 10, 2025, Joseph M. Tomasello provided notice of his resignation as Chief Information Officer of Forward Air Corporation (the “Company”). His resignation was deemed effective as of October 13, 2025.
On October 14, 2025, the Company appointed Jason Ringgenberg as the interim Chief Information Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Ringgenberg is a seasoned information technology professional with extensive leadership and transportation industry experience. He served as the Chief Information Officer of Yellow Corporation from 2017 to 2023 and as the Chief Information Officer of YRC Freight, a subsidiary of Yellow Corporation, from 2014 to 2017. Prior to that, he spent over twenty years with Accenture, culminating in leading its Global Freight and Logistics Industry Program.
SIGNATURE
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.
| FORWARD AIR CORPORATION | |||||||||||
Date: October 15, 2025 | By: | /s/ Shawn Stewart | |||||||||
| Name: Title: | Shawn Stewart Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||