Item 8.01. Other Events.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of a press release, dated October 24, 2008, announcing that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable to the Company's shareholders of record at the close of business on November 23, 2008, and is expected to be paid on December 8, 2008.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished as part of this Report.

No. Exhibit

99.1 Press Release of Forward Air Corporation dated October 24, 2008.