FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Ridgemont Equity Management III, LLC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FORWARD AIR CORP [FWRD] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
101 S. TRYON ST., SUITE 3400		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/02/2024
(Street)

CHARLOTTE, NC 28280		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/02/2024   C(1)   613,829 A $ 0 968,786 I See footnotes. (2) (7)
Common Stock 08/02/2024   C(1)   175,948 A $ 0 277,693 I See footnotes. (3) (7)
Common Stock 08/02/2024   C(1)   420,229 A $ 0 663,234 I See footnotes. (4) (7)
Common Stock               451 I See footnotes. (5) (7)
Common Stock               451 I See footnotes. (6) (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4) 		10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Opco Class B Units $ 0 08/02/2024   C(8)   1,993,623   01/25/2024   (8) Common Stock 1,993,623 $ 0 3,146,469 I See footnotes. (9) (11)
Opco Class B Units $ 0 08/02/2024   C(8)   24,920   01/25/2024   (8) Common Stock 24,920 $ 0 39,330 I See footnotes. (10) (11)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Ridgemont Equity Management III, LLC
101 S. TRYON ST.
SUITE 3400
CHARLOTTE, NC 28280		   X   X    
REP Omni Holdings, L.P.
101 S. TRYON ST.
SUITE 3400
CHARLOTTE, NC 28280		   X   X    
REP Coinvest III-A Omni, L.P.
101 S. TRYON ST.
SUITE 3400
CHARLOTTE, NC 28280		   X   X    
REP Coinvest III-B Omni, L.P.
101 S. TRYON ST.
SUITE 3400
CHARLOTTE, NC 28280		   X   X    
REP FAOM III-S, L.P.
101 S. TRYON ST.
SUITE 3400
CHARLOTTE, NC 28280		   X   X    
Ridgemont Equity Partners Affiliates III, L.P.
101 S. TRYON ST.
SUITE 3400
CHARLOTTE, NC 28280		   X   X    
REP Coinvest III Omni GP, LLC
101 S. TRYON ST.
SUITE 3400
CHARLOTTE, NC 28280		   X   X    
Ridgemont Equity Management III, L.P.
101 S. TRYON ST.
SUITE 3400
CHARLOTTE, NC 28280		   X   X    
REP Omni Holdings GP, LLC
101 S. TRYON ST.
SUITE 3400
CHARLOTTE, NC 28280		   X   X    
ANDERSON CHARLES LEONARD
1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD
BUILDING N
GREENEVILLE, TN 37745		   X      

Signatures

 REP Omni Holdings, LP, By: REP Omni Holdings GP, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Edward Balogh, Authorized Signatory   08/12/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 REP Coinvest III-A Omni, L.P., By: REP Coinvest III Omni GP, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Edward Balogh, Authorized Signatory   08/12/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 REP Coinvest III-B Omni, L.P., By: REP Coinvest III Omni GP, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Edward Balogh, Authorized Signatory   08/12/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 REP FAOM III-S, LP, By: Ridgemont Equity Management III, L.P., its General Partner, By: /s/ Edward Balogh, Authorized Signatory   08/12/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Ridgemont Equity Partners Affiliates III, L.P., By: Ridgemont Equity Management III, L.P., its General Partner, By: /s/ Edward Balogh, Authorized Signatory   08/12/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 REP Coinvest III Omni GP, LLC, By: Ridgemont Equity Management III, LLC, its Sole Member, By: /s/ Edward Balogh, Authorized Signatory   08/12/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Ridgemont Equity Management III, L.P., By: Ridgemont Equity Management III, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Edward Balogh, Authorized Signatory   08/12/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Ridgemont Equity Management III, LLC, By: /s/ Edward Balogh, Authorized Signatory   08/12/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 REP Omni Holdings GP, LLC, By: /s/ Edward Balogh, Authorized Signatory   08/12/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Charles Leonard Anderson, /s/ Charles Leonard Anderson   08/12/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reflects the automatic conversion of Series C Preferred Units into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock upon receipt of approval from the Issuer's shareholders at their annual meeting held on June 3, 2024.
(2) These shares of Common Stock are held directly by REP Coinvest III-A Omni, L.P.
(3) These shares of Common Stock are held directly by REP Coinvest III-B Omni, L.P.
(4) These shares of Common Stock are held directly by REP FAOM III-S, LP.
(5) These shares of Common Stock are held directly by Charles Leonard Anderson. Charles Leonard Anderson has disclaimed beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(6) These shares of Common Stock are held directly by Robert Leon Edwards Jr. Robert Leon Edwards Jr has disclaimed beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(7) These shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) REP Omni Holdings, L.P, (ii) REP Omni Holdings GP, LLC, as General Partner of REP Omni Holdings, L.P., (iii) REP Coinvest III-A Omni, L.P., (iv) REP Coinvest III-B Omni, L.P., (v) REP FAOM III-S, L.P., (vi) REP Coinvest III Omni GP, LLC as General Partner of REP Coinvest III-A Omni, L.P. and General Partner of REP Coinvest III-B Omni, L.P., (vii) Ridgemont Equity Management III, L.P. as General Partner of REP FAOM III-S, LP, (viii) Ridgemont Equity Partners Affiliates III L.P, (ix) Ridgemont Equity Management III, LLC as General Partner of REP Coinvest III Omni GP, LLC, General Partner of Ridgemont Equity Management III, L.P., and General Partners of Ridgemont Equity Partners Affiliates III, L.P., (x) Charles Leonard Anderson, and (xi) Robert Leon Edwards Jr.
(8) Reflects the automatic conversion of Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units into an equivalent number of Opco Class B Units and Series B Preferred Units upon receipt of approval from the Issuer's shareholders at their annual meeting held on June 3, 2024. Opco Class B Units are paired with an equivalent number of Series B Preferred Units and together are convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis (one Class B Unit and one Series B Preferred Unit for one share of Common Stock) at any time, at the holder's election, and have no expiration date. The right to exchange the units will be (1) subject to any applicable lock-up period to which the rollover holder is subject, customary procedural requirements and, subject to exceptions for exchanging all of a rollover holder's remaining units, minimum exchange amounts of 30,000 Class B Units Series B Preferred Units and (2) limited to no more than two exchange exercises per calendar quarter per holder.
(9) These Opco Class B Units and a corresponding number of Series B. Preferred Units are held directly by REP Omni Holdings, LP.
(10) These Opco Class B Units and a corresponding number of Series B. Preferred Units are held directly by Ridgemont Equity Partners Affiliates III, L.P.
(11) The Opco Class B Units and the corresponding Series B. Preferred Units may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) REP Omni Holdings, L.P, (ii) REP Omni Holdings GP, LLC, as General Partner of REP Omni Holdings, L.P., (iii) REP Coinvest III-A Omni, L.P., (iv) REP Coinvest III-B Omni, L.P., (v) REP FAOM III-S, L.P., (vi) REP Coinvest III Omni GP, LLC as General Partner of REP Coinvest III-A Omni, L.P. and General Partner of REP Coinvest III-B Omni, L.P., (vii) Ridgemont Equity Partners Affiliates III L.P, (viii) Ridgemont Equity Management III, L.P. as General Partner of REP FAOM III-S, LP and General Partner of Ridgemont Equity Partners Affiliates III L.P, (ix) Ridgemont Equity Management III, LLC as Sole Member of REP Omni Holdings GP, LLC, Sole Member of REP Coinvest III Omni GP, LLC, and General Partner of Ridgemont Equity Management III, L.P., (x) Charles Leonard Anderson, and (xi) Robert Leon Edwards Jr.
 
Remarks:
The reporting persons herein may be deemed to be members of a "group" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities deemed to be owned by the group except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. In addition, Charles Leonard Anderson and Robert Leon Edwards, Jr. are deemed to be members of such "group." Mr. Anderson and Mr. Edwards each serve on the board of directors of Issuer as a designee of one or more members of the group. Pursuant to the policies of the reporting persons and their affiliates, Mr. Anderson and Mr. Edwards will be deemed to hold any securities of the Issuer they may receive in connection with their service on the board of directors of the Issuer for the benefit of one or more members of the group. Accordingly, each of the reporting persons herein may be deemed to be a "director by deputization" of the Issuer.

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