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
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
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
- FORWARD AIR, INC. — MILAN, IL — 2 federal records
- TOWNE AIR FREIGHT — FORT WAYNE, IN — 2 federal records
- TOWNE AIR FREIGHT — ROMULUS, MI — 2 federal records
- Forward Air, Inc. — Brisbane, CA — 1 federal record
- FORWARD AIR, INC. — UNION CITY, CA — 1 federal record
- FORWARD AIR, INC. — COLUMBUS, OH — 1 federal record
- TOWNE AIR FREIGHT INC — GRAND RAPIDS, MI — 1 federal record
- FORWARD AIR INC — EAGAN, MN — 1 federal record
- TOWNE AIR FREIGHT INC — PORTLAND, OR — 1 federal record
- OMNI LOGISTICS — CARSON, CA — 1 federal record
Other employers in Freight Transportation Arrangement within MA
- LAND AIR EXPRESS OF NEW ENGLAND, LTD. — SPRINGFIELD — 2 federal records
- EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC. — PEABODY — 1 federal record
- FEDEX FREIGHT — AVON — 1 federal record
- FEDEX FREIGHT — WEST BRIDGEWATER — 1 federal record
- PILOT AIR FREIGHT, LLC — PEABODY — 1 federal record
- DHL SUPPLY CHAIN — TAUNTON — 1 federal record
- INTRANSIT CONTAINER, INC. — WORCESTER — 1 federal record
- XPO LAST MILE INC — AVON — 1 federal record
- DUFRENE MACHINERY — FRANKLIN — 1 federal record
- R & F TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, INC — TAUNTON — 1 federal record
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.