401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $129M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 4,424
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 92nd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $29,050
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Forward Air Corporation · Tennessee · Transportation & Warehousing
$129M in assets, 4,424 participants
Forward Air Corporation's Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $129M in total assets and 4,424 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.
- #2,971 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
Coverage in Tennessee
Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan covers 4,424 participants in Tennessee, 3.9x the typical Tennessee plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $129M.
- #2,971
- in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
- +1.9%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.3×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$128,518,084 Top 8% higher than 92% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 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 (4,424 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $21M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 4,238 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,424 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $126M in the plan year 2023 filing to $129M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 621120025 · Forward Air Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)
Forward Air Corporation 401(k) Plan · $129M · 4,424 · 92nd
- SCH $129M
- SCH 4,424
- SCH 92nd
- SCH 401(k)
- SCH near Oatey Co. Profit Sharing Retirement Trust and Savings Incentive Plan
- SCH ind #2971
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) | $126M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $129M |
| Net Income | $2M |
| 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 $25.4B · 113,079
- Hca 401(k) Plan $23.8B · 307,086
- Federal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings Plan $5.3B · 5,830
- International Paper Company Salaried Savings Plan $5.0B · 12,564
- Chs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan $4.8B · 59,441
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 Oatey Co. Profit Sharing Retirement Trust and Savings Incentive Plan in OH ($128M); by covered participants it is Restaurant Brands International Savings Plan in FL (4,425 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($129M here).
- Oatey Co. Profit Sharing Retirement Trust and Savings Incentive Plan (OH) $128M · 1,280
- Carrington 401(k) Plan (CA) $129M · 2,653
- B & H Foto 401(k) Retirement Plan (NY) $128M · 2,241
- Zt Group Int'l, Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (NJ) $128M · 1,671
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,424 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Restaurant Brands International Savings Plan (FL) 4,425 · 1 off
- M.B.R. Management Dba Dominos 401(k) Plan (MO) 4,423 · 1 off
- Murphy-Hoffman Company Employee Profit Sharing Plan (KS) 4,427 · 3 off
- Avi Foodsystems, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (OH) 4,420 · 4 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.