Establishment profile
FORWARD AIR, INC.
6800 PORT RD, GROVEPORT, OH, 43125
Operated by FORWARD AIR CORP · 1 of 54 establishments
484121 — General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
EIN 621554972
Summary
FORWARD AIR, INC. has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $2,288 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 292 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FORWARD AIR, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4841 within OH. Peer group: 292 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 62 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Sep 2018 – Oct 2022 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2022 | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 22, 2020 | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 12, 2019 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 3, 2018 | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for FORWARD AIR, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FORWARD AIR, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FORWARD AIR, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for FORWARD AIR, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FORWARD AIR, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FORWARD AIR, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-27 | Planned | 3 | — | $975 | |
| 2002-01-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-08-08 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $1,313 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FORWARD AIR, INC. is one of 54 establishments rolled up under the parent organization FORWARD AIR CORP.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of FORWARD AIR CORP across all 54 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- USF HOLLAND, LLCDAYTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- YRC FREIGHTCOPLEY — 3 federal enforcement records
- ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.DAYTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- YELLOW TRANSPORTATIONRICHFIELD — 2 federal enforcement records
- P.A.M. TRANSPORT, INC.NORTH JACKSON — 2 federal enforcement records
- ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.DAYTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- ABF FREIGHTDAYTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- EXELSTREETSBORO — 2 federal enforcement records
- UPS GROUND FREIGHT INC.RICHFIELD — 2 federal enforcement records
- USF HOLLAND, LLC.BOWLING GREEN — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by FORWARD AIR CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TOWNE AIR FREIGHT, LLCELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- FORWARD AIR, INC.MILAN, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOWNE AIR FREIGHTROMULUS, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- FORWARD AIR, INC.DES PLAINES, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOWNE AIR FREIGHTFORT WAYNE, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOWNE AIR FREIGHT INCGRAND RAPIDS, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- OMNI LOGISTICSCARSON, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- FORWARD AIR, INC.COLUMBUS, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- Forward Air, Inc.Brisbane, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- FORWARD AIR, INC.LINDEN, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All FORWARD AIR CORP locationsParent rollup
- General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, TruckloadAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
- General Freight Trucking, in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FORWARD AIR, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup FORWARD AIR CORP, which operates 54 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
Frequently asked
- What is FORWARD AIR, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- FORWARD AIR, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $2,287.5 in total penalties.
- How does FORWARD AIR, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- FORWARD AIR, INC. operates in the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. FORWARD AIR, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.3.