News / Forward Air forced to look beyond declining airfreight road feeder services

Forward Air, the largest US provider of road feeder services (RFS) to the air cargo industry, is moving beyond the airfreight sector.

The Tennessee-based company has unveiled a regular less-than-truckload (LTL) service out of its facility at Savannah, Ga.

“Savannah marks the first time we have expanded our LTL network beyond our airport-to-airport footprint,” said Tom Schmitt, chairman, president and CEO.

“We are leveraging our final-mile network to greatly reduce the level of investment required for this expansion. Savannah is a great example ...