FORWARD AIR is a general freight trucking, local employer in ROANOKE, VA. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 6 violations and $14,918 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 2, 2026.
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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 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 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 General Freight Trucking, Local within VA
- E F THOMPSON, INC. — FREDERICKSBURG — 2 federal records
- HILLS TRUCKING COMPANY INC — GALAX — 2 federal records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES — CHESAPEAKE — 2 federal records
- LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC — ROANOKE — 2 federal records
- PAYNE INC. — FREDERICKSBURG — 2 federal records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES — NORTH CHESTERFIELD — 2 federal records
- E.F. THOMPSON, INC. — SANDSTON — 1 federal record
- SERVICE TRANSFER INC — CHESAPEAKE — 1 federal record
- THE PAXTON COMPANIES INC — SPRINGFIELD — 1 federal record
- QUALITY SERVICES MOVING — LORTON — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the general freight trucking, local industry in VA, FORWARD AIR ranks in the 88th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 221 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 97th percentile of the same peer group.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.2 for the general freight trucking, local sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.5.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is FORWARD AIR's OSHA violation history?
- FORWARD AIR has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 6 violations and $14,918 in total penalties.
- How does FORWARD AIR's safety record compare to its industry?
- FORWARD AIR operates in the general freight trucking, local industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FORWARD AIR of ROANOKE, VA 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 2, 2026. FORWARD AIR resolves to the parent rollup FORWARD AIR CORP, which operates 52 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if FORWARD AIRoperates 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.