401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $105M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 3,966
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 93rd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $26,509
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Forward Air Corporation · Tennessee · Transportation & Warehousing
$105M in assets, 3,966 participants
Forward Air Corporation's Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $105M in total assets and 3,966 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- #3,562 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
Coverage in Tennessee
Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan covers 3,966 participants in Tennessee, 3.5x the typical Tennessee plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $105M.
- #3,562
- in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
- -12.6%
- assets change YoY
- 1.1×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $15M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$105,136,548 Top 7% higher than 93% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (3,966 participants).
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 621120025 · Forward Air Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)
Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan · $105M · 3,966 · 93rd
- 5500 $105M
- 5500 3,966
- 5500 93rd
- 5500 401(k)
- 5500 near Nab Pension Retirement Plan & Trust
- 5500 ind #3562
Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Tennessee →
Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Tennessee filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $120M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $105M |
| Net Income | -$15M |
| Employer EIN | 621120025 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1994-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Forward Air Corporation)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Forward Air Corporation plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $129M 22.239208386411928% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 3,966 | $105M |
| 2023 | 1 | 4,238 | $126M |
| 2024 | 1 | 4,424 | $129M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Tennessee
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Fedex Corporation Retirement Savings Plan $21.0B · 220,835
- Hca 401(k) Plan $18.7B · 280,576
- International Paper Company Salaried Savings Plan $4.2B · 11,839
- Federal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings Plan $4.0B · 5,305
- Chs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan $4.0B · 62,485
Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Tennessee, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Nab Pension Retirement Plan & Trust in AR ($105M); by covered participants it is Alera Group, Inc. Savings Plan in IL (3,966 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($105M here).
- Nab Pension Retirement Plan & Trust (AR) $105M · 1,128
- Mbs Textbook Exchange, LLC Profit Sharing Plan (MO) $105M · 667
- Sheet Metal Workers Local Union No. 80 Annuity Fund (MI) $105M · 1,515
- Unigroup, C.a. Resources for Employees' Leisure Years Plan (MO) $105M · 749
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,966 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Alera Group, Inc. Savings Plan (IL) 3,966 · 0 off
- Jack in the Box Inc. Easysaver Plus Plan (CA) 3,968 · 2 off
- Mashantucket Pequot Tribe 401(k) Retirement Plan (CT) 3,963 · 3 off
- Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan (DE) 3,962 · 4 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.