Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 ^*

CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/14/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FORWARD AIR CORP [FWRD]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

233 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 800

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

SANTA MONICA, CA 90401

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	2,691,677	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾
Common Stock	1,133,323	I	See Footnote ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. 233 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 800 SANTA MONICA, CA 90401		X
Feliciano Jose Enrique 233 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 800 SANTA MONICA, CA 90401		X
Eghbali Behdad 233 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 800 SANTA MONICA, CA 90401		X

Signatures

Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., By: /s/ John Cannon, as Attorney-in-Fact		08/14/2024
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ John Cannon, Attorney-in-Fact for Jose Enrique Feliciano		08/14/2024
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ John Cannon, Attorney-in-Fact for Behdad Eghbali		08/14/2024
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Shares held for the account of Clearlake Capital Partners VII Finance, L.P. ("Clearlake Capital Partners VII").
(2)	Shares held for the account of Clearlake Capital Partners VIII Finance, L.P. ("Clearlake Capital Partners VIII").
(3)	Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. serves as the investment adviser to and controls each of Clearlake Capital Partners VII and Clearlake Capital Partners VIII. Mr. Feliciano and Mr. Eghbali are Managing Partners of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Each of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., Mr. Feliciano and Mr. Eghbali disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of its/his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney of Reporting Persons (incorporated herein by reference to the Power of Attorney filed as Exhibit No. 2 to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on February 8, 2021).

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