News / Forward Air shifts up a gear with expanded services and record Q2 revenue

After a tumultuous 2020, US trucking firm Forward Air is on a roll, with Q2 yielding record revenues and operating income.

And management guidance for the current quarter shows continuing growth.

The company tabled revenues of $420.7m, an increase of 49.3% year on year and a new record for any quarter in its history, and a gain of nearly 40% in operating income also set a new quarterly record.

Net income surged from $9.2m a year ago to $30.7m.

The company, which started out ...