CEO Shawn Stewart was paid $5,561,309 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 21.8% from fiscal year 2024, the 35th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001104659-26-051569 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
$5,561,309 ↑ Shawn Stewart total, FY2025 | 35th CEO pay percentile vs peers | 140.2:1 CEO-to-median pay ratio | 95.64% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Stewart | $900,000 | $0 | $4,037,990 | $0 | $617,400 | $0 | $5,919 | $5,561,309 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Jamie Pierson | 625,000 | 0 | 2,187,990 | 0 | 321,563 | 0 | 5,413 | 3,139,966 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Jerome Lorrain | 234,176 | 0 | 1,184,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48,336 | 1,466,762 |
| Executive Chairman | ||||||||
| Michael Hance | 500,000 | 0 | 600,000 | 0 | 257,250 | 0 | 6,269 | 1,363,519 |
| Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||||||||
| Eric Brandt | 525,000 | 0 | 500,000 | 0 | 261,226 | 0 | 0 | 1,286,226 |
| Chief Commercial Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Stewart | $5,561,309 | $4,564,259 | — | ↑ +997,050 |
| Jamie Pierson | 3,139,966 | 1,708,716 | — | ↑ +1,431,250 |
| Jerome Lorrain | 1,466,762 | — | — | — |
| Michael Hance | 1,363,519 | 1,995,886 | 1,044,012 | ↓ −632,367 |
| Eric Brandt | 1,286,226 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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Each company listed discloses FWRD in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named FWRD in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.
| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ana Amicarella | Former director (through FY2025) | $46,731 |
| Charles L. Anderson | Independent Director | $225,000 |
| Christine M. Gorjanc | Independent Director | $240,549 |
| Dale W. Boyles | Independent Director | $240,000 |
| George S. Mayes, Jr | Former director (through FY2025) | $97,912 |
| Javier Polit | Former director (through FY2025) | $42,280 |
| Laurie A. Tucker | Former director (through FY2025) | $46,731 |
| Michael B. Hodge | Former director (through FY2025) | $199,070 |
| Paul Svindland | Lead Independent Director | $221,566 |
| Robert L. Edwards, Jr | Independent Director | $230,549 |
| Valerie Bonebrake | Former director (through FY2025) | $42,280 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hance | PSU | 2025-02-19 | 3,780 | 7,560 | — | 15,120 | $299,981 |
| Eric Brandt | RSU | 2025-02-19 | — | — | 8,028 | — | 249,984 |
| Eric Brandt | PSU | 2025-02-19 | 3,150 | 6,300 | — | 12,600 | 249,984 |
| Jamie Pierson | RSU | 2025-02-19 | — | — | 18,465 | — | 575,000 |
| Jamie Pierson | PSU | 2025-02-19 | 33,333 | 33,333 | — | 33,333 | 1,037,990 |
| Shawn Stewart | RSU | 2025-02-19 | — | — | 38,536 | — | 1,200,011 |
| Jamie Pierson | PSU | 2025-02-19 | 7,246 | 14,491 | — | 28,982 | 575,003 |
| Shawn Stewart | PSU | 2025-02-19 | 33,333 | 33,333 | — | 33,333 | 1,037,990 |
| Michael Hance | RSU | 2025-02-19 | — | — | 9,634 | — | 300,003 |
| Shawn Stewart | PSU | 2025-02-19 | 22,682 | 45,363 | — | 90,726 | 1,800,004 |
| Jerome Lorrain | PSU | 2025-07-11 | 3,523 | 7,046 | — | 14,092 | 300,019 |
| Jerome Lorrain | PSU | 2025-07-11 | 25,000 | 25,000 | — | 25,000 | 684,250 |
| Jerome Lorrain | RSU | 2025-07-11 | — | — | 7,307 | — | 199,993 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hance | $300,003 | $299,981 | $0 | 50.0% |
| Eric Brandt | 249,984 | 249,984 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Jamie Pierson | 575,000 | 1,612,993 | 0 | 73.7% |
| Shawn Stewart | 1,200,011 | 2,837,994 | 0 | 70.3% |
| Jerome Lorrain | 199,993 | 984,269 | 0 | 83.1% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Pierson | RSU | 31,427 | — | $785,675 |
| Jamie Pierson | PSU | 62,917 | — | 1,572,925 |
| Eric Brandt | PSU | 6,300 | — | 157,500 |
| Michael Hance | RSU | 37,525 | — | 938,125 |
| Shawn Stewart | RSU | 72,506 | — | 1,812,650 |
| Eric Brandt | RSU | 8,028 | — | 200,700 |
| Michael Hance | PSU | 46,930 | — | 1,173,250 |
| Michael Hance | Option | 1,101 | 115.42 | — |
| Shawn Stewart | PSU | 155,129 | — | 3,878,225 |
| Jerome Lorrain | PSU | 32,046 | — | 801,150 |
| Jerome Lorrain | RSU | 7,307 | — | 182,675 |
The Compensation Committee has designed our executive compensation program to attract, develop, reward and retain key talent to facilitate achievement of our annual, long-term and strategic goals. One of the Committee's objectives is to align executives' interests with stockholders' interests by creating a pay-for-performance culture at the executive level, with the ultimate goal of increasing stockholder value.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | 100% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Clawback policy | True |
| Anti-hedging | True |
| Anti-pledging | True |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-17 | 24,784,242 | 1,130,305 | 136,740 | 95.64% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-06-03 | 18,037,475 | 4,696,943 | 1,349,003 | 79.34% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-05-09 | 22,571,858 | 1,913,388 | 7,908 | 92.19% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-05-10 | 24,603,827 | 213,267 | 7,075 | 99.11% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-05-19 | 25,519,673 | 146,658 | 23,782 | 99.34% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-05-12 | 25,180,432 | 249,489 | 11,576 | 99.02% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-17 | 95.64%a |
| 2024 | 2024-06-03 | 79.34%b |
| 2023 | 2023-05-09 | 92.19%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes are not considered as votes cast and will have no effect on the approval of these proposals, other than for purposes of determining if a quorum is present.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the vote on these proposals.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the vote.”.
Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 140.2 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $5,561,309 |
| Median employee compensation | $39,663 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine M. GorjancIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Corporate Governance and Nominating | $110,549 | $130,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240,549 |
| Dale W. BoylesIndependent · Audit · Corporate Governance and Nominating | 110,000 | 130,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240,000 |
| Robert L. Edwards, JrIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Not standing for re-election | 100,549 | 130,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230,549 |
| Charles L. AndersonIndependent · Compensation · Not standing for re-election | 95,000 | 130,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225,000 |
| Paul SvindlandIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Corporate Governance and Nominating · Newly elected | 91,566 | 130,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221,566 |
| Michael B. HodgeIndependent · Departed during FY | 69,070 | 130,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199,070 |
| George S. Mayes, JrIndependent · Departed during FY | 97,912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97,912 |
| Ana AmicarellaIndependent · Departed during FY | 46,731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46,731 |
| Laurie A. TuckerIndependent · Departed during FY | 46,731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46,731 |
| Valerie BonebrakeIndependent · Departed during FY | 42,280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42,280 |
| Javier PolitIndependent · Departed during FY | 42,280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42,280 |
| Jerome LorrainEmployee director · Board Chair · Executive (Chair) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn StewartEmployee director · Executive | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $85,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $130,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 10,000 / 50,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | 5x annual cash retainer ($425,000) |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $852,668 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $780,000 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,632,668 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies Forward Air names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.
Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Forward Air.
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XPO, Inc. | 2025 | Mario Harik | $872,198 | $9,876,760 | $0 | $1,236,906 | $12,001,545 |
| 2 | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 2025 | Kevin Freeman | 1,033,680 | 2,377,606 | 0 | 8,167,847 | 11,615,896 |
| 3 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 2025 | David Bozeman | 1,100,962 | 6,984,383 | 0 | 2,879,618 | 11,045,949 |
| 4 | Ryder System, Inc. | 2025 | Robert Sanchez | 1,100,001 | 7,159,495 | 0 | 1,675,894 | 10,178,386 |
| 5 | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 2025 | Daniel Wall | 100,000 | 5,940,134 | 0 | 3,600,729 | 9,643,863 |
| 6 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 2025 | Shelley Simpson | 961,385 | 6,927,529 | 0 | 1,067,421 | 9,004,371 |
| 7 | GXO Logistics, Inc. | 2025 | Patrick Kelleher | 239,615 | 6,506,536 | 0 | 60,226 | 7,628,275 |
| 8 | RXO, Inc. | 2025 | Drew Wilkerson | 703,154 | 6,339,646 | — | 529,249 | 7,589,549 |
| 9 | Schneider National, Inc. | 2025 | Mark Rourke | 1,000,000 | 5,704,174 | 0 | 569,120 | 7,380,101 |
| 10 | Saia, Inc. | 2025 | Frederick Holzgrefe | 980,000 | 5,176,716 | 0 | 0 | 6,312,241 |
| 11 | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | 2025 | Derek Leathers | 974,077 | 4,200,000 | 0 | 745,106 | 6,048,549 |
| 12 | Forward Air | 2025 | Shawn Stewart | 900,000 | 4,037,990 | 0 | 617,400 | 5,561,309 |
| 13 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | 2025 | Adam Miller | 950,000 | 3,242,667 | — | 803,130 | 5,011,329 |
| 14 | Landstar Systems, Inc. | 2025 | Frank Lonegro | 800,000 | 3,473,049 | 0 | 210,000 | 4,574,887 |
| 15 | Hub Group, Inc. | 2024 | Phillip Yeager | 850,000 | 2,400,342 | — | 552,500 | 3,964,450 |
| 16 | ArcBest Corporation | 2025 | Seth Runser | 575,000 | 390,254 | — | 201,988 | 1,234,403 |
| 17 | Marten Transport, Ltd. | 2025 | Randolph Marten | 801,483 | 342,998 | 0 | 0 | 1,154,303 |
| 18 | Heartland Express, Inc. | 2025 | Michael Gerdin | 1,050,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,070,362 |
Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Air | 68% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | Yes — Total Stockholder Return (TSR) | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| ArcBest Corporation | not disclosed | C-LTIP 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 171% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | No | Semler Brossy |
| Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | No | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| GXO Logistics, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR) compared to the S&P MidCap 400 Index | F.W. Cook |
| Heartland Express, Inc. | not disclosed | Restricted Stock 100 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Hub Group, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PRSU 50 | No | Aon |
| J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | No | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | not disclosed | PRSU 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer |
| Landstar Systems, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | FW Cook; Compensation Strategies, Inc. |
| Marten Transport, Ltd. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Grant Thornton LLP |
| Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | Yes — Three-year relative TSR compared to companies in the Dow Jones Transportation Average | Pearl Meyer |
| RXO, Inc. | not disclosed | PRSU 50 · RSU 50 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC |
| Ryder System, Inc. | 90% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | No | FW Cook |
| Saia, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 50 · Restricted Stock 50 | not disclosed | Mercer |
| Schneider National, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | Yes — RELATIVE TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN (rTSR) | Frederic W. Cook & Co, Inc. |
| Werner Enterprises, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Frederic W. Cook & Co. |
| XPO, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Exequity LLP |
Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.
Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Shawn Stewart | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 5,561,309. Filing ↗machine: t28 · r1 · c47 · span 679731–679740 |
| 2 | Section 01, Jamie Pierson | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 3,139,966. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c47 · span 689080–689089 |
| 3 | Section 01, Jerome Lorrain | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,466,762. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c47 · span 698546–698555 |
| 4 | Section 01, Michael Hance | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,363,519. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c47 · span 707764–707773 |
| 5 | Section 01, Eric Brandt | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,286,226. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c47 · span 721549–721558 |
| 6 | Section 03, Michael Hance PSU | DEF 14A | 1900-01-01 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 845565–845572 |
| 7 | Section 03, Eric Brandt RSU | DEF 14A | 1900-01-01 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 869623–869630 |
| 8 | Section 03, Eric Brandt PSU | DEF 14A | 1900-01-01 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 863851–863858 |
| 9 | Section 03, Jamie Pierson RSU | DEF 14A | 1900-01-01 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 808775–808782 |
| 10 | Section 03, Jamie Pierson PSU | DEF 14A | 1900-01-01 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 802983–802992 |
| 11 | Section 03, Shawn Stewart RSU | DEF 14A | 1900-01-01 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 784648–784657 |
| 12 | Section 03, Jamie Pierson PSU | DEF 14A | 1900-01-01 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 797104–797111 |
| 13 | Section 03, Shawn Stewart PSU | DEF 14A | 1900-01-01 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 778831–778840 |
| 14 | Section 03, Michael Hance RSU | DEF 14A | 1900-01-01 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 851354–851361 |
| 15 | Section 03, Shawn Stewart PSU | DEF 14A | 1900-01-01 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 772925–772934 |
| 16 | Section 03, Jerome Lorrain PSU | DEF 14A | 1900-01-01 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 821393–821400 |
| 17 | Section 03, Jerome Lorrain PSU | DEF 14A | 1900-01-01 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 827297–827304 |
| 18 | Section 03, Jerome Lorrain RSU | DEF 14A | 1900-01-01 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 833111–833118 |
| 19 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 140.2 : 1. Filing ↗ |
| 20 | Section 08, Christine M. Gorjanc | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,549. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r6 · c23 · span 246008–246015 |
| 21 | Section 08, Dale W. Boyles | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,000. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r4 · c23 · span 240749–240756 |
| 22 | Section 08, Robert L. Edwards, Jr | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 230,549. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r5 · c23 · span 243392–243399 |
| 23 | Section 08, Charles L. Anderson | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 225,000. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r2 · c23 · span 235407–235414 |
| 24 | Section 08, Paul Svindland | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 221,566. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r10 · c23 · span 256882–256889 |
| 25 | Section 08, Michael B. Hodge | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 199,070. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r7 · c23 · span 248740–248747 |
| 26 | Section 08, George S. Mayes, Jr | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 97,912. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r8 · c5 · span 249923–249929 |
| 27 | Section 08, Ana Amicarella | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 46,731. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r1 · c5 · span 231260–231266 |
| 28 | Section 08, Laurie A. Tucker | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 46,731. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r11 · c5 · span 258087–258093 |
| 29 | Section 08, Valerie Bonebrake | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 42,280. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r3 · c5 · span 236612–236618 |
| 30 | Section 08, Javier Polit | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 42,280. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r9 · c5 · span 252650–252656 |
| 31 | Section 08, Jerome Lorrain | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 32 | Section 08, Shawn Stewart | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 33 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-06-17 | 0001628280-26-043864 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.64% (votes for as printed: 24,784,242). Filing ↗ |
| 34 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-06-04 | 0001628280-24-026636 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 79.34% (votes for as printed: 18,037,475). Filing ↗ |
| 35 | Section 06, 2023 vote | Form 8-K | 2023-05-11 | 0001628280-23-017644 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.19% (votes for as printed: 22,571,858). Filing ↗ |
| 36 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 37 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | Computed | — | — | RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 38 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 852,668 + equity 780,000 + all other 0 = 1,632,668, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,632,668 |
| 39 | XPO, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-07 | 0001104659-26-040425 | CEO total compensation as printed in XPO, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 12,001,545. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c49 · span 1080319–1080329 |
| 40 | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0000878927-26-000006 | CEO total compensation as printed in Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,615,896. Filing ↗machine: t7 · r4 · c12 · span 336288–336298 |
| 41 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001043277-26-000011 | CEO total compensation as printed in C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,045,949. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c39 · span 1034575–1034585 |
| 42 | Ryder System, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-11 | 0001628280-26-016651 | CEO total compensation as printed in Ryder System, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,178,386. Filing ↗machine: t211 · r2 · c8 · span 970489–970499 |
| 43 | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121388 | CEO total compensation as printed in Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,643,863. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c6 · span 687349–687359 |
| 44 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-11 | 0001437749-26-007732 | CEO total compensation as printed in J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,004,371. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c21 · span 825167–825176 |
| 45 | GXO Logistics, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001104659-26-046343 | CEO total compensation as printed in GXO Logistics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,628,275. Filing ↗machine: t205 · r5 · c14 · span 1215049–1215059 |
| 46 | RXO, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001140361-26-011983 | CEO total compensation as printed in RXO, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,589,549. Filing ↗ |
| 47 | Schneider National, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-17 | 0001104659-26-029426 | CEO total compensation as printed in Schneider National, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,380,101. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c42 · span 1012102–1012111 |
| 48 | Saia, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-16 | 0001193125-26-107135 | CEO total compensation as printed in Saia, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,312,241. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c19 · span 1046323–1046332 |
| 49 | Werner Enterprises, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-31 | 0000793074-26-000083 | CEO total compensation as printed in Werner Enterprises, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,048,549. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c24 · span 647131–647140 |
| 50 | Forward Air (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001104659-26-051569 | CEO total compensation as printed in Forward Air's own proxy. As printed: 5,561,309. Filing ↗machine: t28 · r1 · c47 · span 679731–679740 |
| 51 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001492691-26-000025 | CEO total compensation as printed in Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,011,329. Filing ↗ |
| 52 | Landstar Systems, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-23 | 0001193125-26-118697 | CEO total compensation as printed in Landstar Systems, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,574,887. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c39 · span 755488–755497 |
| 53 | Hub Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-04-03 | 0001140361-25-012045 | CEO total compensation as printed in Hub Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,964,450. Filing ↗ |
| 54 | ArcBest Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-13 | 0001104659-26-027357 | CEO total compensation as printed in ArcBest Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 1,234,403. Filing ↗ |
| 55 | Marten Transport, Ltd., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-17 | 0001437749-26-008503 | CEO total compensation as printed in Marten Transport, Ltd.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,154,303. Filing ↗machine: span 368330–368339 |
| 56 | Heartland Express, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0000799233-26-000017 | CEO total compensation as printed in Heartland Express, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,070,362. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c18 · span 336103–336112 |
| 57 | Section 10a, Marten Transport, Ltd. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001437749-26-008503 | Marten Transport, Ltd.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Forward Air. Filing ↗ |
| 58 | Section 10a, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-121388 | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Forward Air. Filing ↗ |
| 59 | Section 10a, Ryder System, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001628280-26-016651 | Ryder System, Inc. names Forward Air in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 60 | Section 10a, RXO, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001140361-26-011983 | RXO, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Forward Air. Filing ↗ |
| 61 | Section 10a, Werner Enterprises, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0000793074-26-000083 | Werner Enterprises, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Forward Air. Filing ↗ |
| 62 | Section 10a, XPO, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-040425 | XPO, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Forward Air. Filing ↗ |
| 63 | Section 10a, Landstar Systems, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-118697 | Landstar Systems, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Forward Air. Filing ↗ |
| 64 | Section 10a, Hub Group, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001140361-25-012045 | Hub Group, Inc. names Forward Air in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 65 | Section 10a, Heartland Express, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0000799233-26-000017 | Heartland Express, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Forward Air. Filing ↗ |
| 66 | Section 10a, ArcBest Corporation reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-027357 | ArcBest Corporation names Forward Air in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 67 | Section 10a, Saia, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-107135 | Saia, Inc. names Forward Air in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 68 | Section 10a, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001043277-26-000011 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Forward Air. Filing ↗ |
| 69 | Section 10a, Schneider National, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-25-024115 | Schneider National, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Forward Air. Filing ↗ |
| 70 | Section 10a, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001437749-26-007732 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. names Forward Air in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 71 | Section 10a, GXO Logistics, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-046343 | GXO Logistics, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Forward Air. Filing ↗ |
| 72 | Section 10a, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0000878927-26-000006 | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Forward Air. Filing ↗ |
| 73 | Section 10a, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001492691-26-000025 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Forward Air. Filing ↗ |
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