Activist investor alters 5 seats on Forward Air board

Activists reach agreement with Forward

An activist investor group led by Ancora Advisors has effected change to five seats on asset-light trucking and logistics company Forward Air’s (NASDAQ: FWRD) board.

Forward announced Monday after the market close that it has “appointed five independent and highly qualified directors” in connection with an agreement with Ancora. The directors will join the board immediately and stand for election at the annual meeting on May 19.

New agreement brings back former leadership

The cooperation agreement...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/investor-activism-alters-5-seats-on-forward-air-board

PPP money flowing to transportation, warehousing at same rate as before

With approximately two weeks left in the third iteration of the Paycheck Protection Program, here are some numbers to indicate how things are going with the distribution of hundreds of billions of dollars to keep people employed and to give a lifeline to businesses that need it — or cash to others who maybe don’t need it but are finding a way to get it regardless.

The current PPP program that kicked off in January, following back-to-back programs that wrapped up in August, was always targeted at...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/ppp-money-flowing-to-transportation-warehousing-at-same-rate-as-before

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