Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) will continue to pursue the less-than-truckload (LTL) market more heavily now that the worst of the pandemic-related freight declines appear to be in the rearview mirror. On its second-quarter earnings call with analysts on Friday, Chairman, President and CEO Tom Schmitt said he sees “more Savannahs to come,” referring to the company’s recent expansion outside of its normal airport-to-airport transportation network.
On July 13, the Greeneville, Tennessee-based trucking...