News / Forward Air-Omni Logistics 'marriage' looks rocky after legal ruling

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By Alex Lennane

31/10/2023

It’s never a promising sign of looming marital bliss when prospective partners communicate via public statements ahead of the wedding.

The spluttering merger agreement between Forward Air and Omni Logistics, to create a $3.8bn transport and logistics company, took another turn off the road when Forward’s management announced on Thursday that it was contemplating calling off the merger – one day after a court had given it the green light.

Forward claimed Omni had failed to comply with certain obligations of the ...

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