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FORWARD AIR, INC. is a freight transportation arrangement employer in EAST BOSTON, MA. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 1 violation and $2,100 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

FORWARD AIR, INC.

480 MCCLELLAN HIGHWAY, EAST BOSTON, MA, 02128

Parent: FORWARD AIR CORP (52 locations)

488510 Top companies in Freight Transportation Arrangement

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
1 violation
$2,100 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.2
Industry Avg DART
0.8
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
2
OSHA Violations
1
Total Penalties
$2,100
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
16 years
Last Activity
11yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$2,100 avg per violation$1,050 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$2,100 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 50% of inspections

Peer Comparison

17%
Below average violations
vs 13 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
17%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
42%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Part of a larger organization

FORWARD AIR, INC. is one of 52 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization FORWARD AIR CORP. FORWARD AIR CORP is a SEC public reporter (FWRD), with most recent reported revenue of $2.5B.

Federal enforcement records on FORWARD AIR, INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of FORWARD AIR CORP across all 52 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by FORWARD AIR CORP

Other employers in Freight Transportation Arrangement within MA

Industry context

Within the freight transportation arrangement industry in MA, FORWARD AIR, INC. ranks in the 17th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 13 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the lowest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 17th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 42th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.2 for the freight transportation arrangement sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.8.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 12 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is FORWARD AIR, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
FORWARD AIR, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $2,100 in total penalties.
How does FORWARD AIR, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
FORWARD AIR, INC. operates in the freight transportation arrangement industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.2.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FORWARD AIR, INC. of EAST BOSTON, MA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. FORWARD AIR, INC. resolves to the parent rollup FORWARD AIR CORP, which operates 52 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if FORWARD AIR, INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.