Exhibit 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Forward Air Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2003 (the "Report"), I,
Bruce A. Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

     (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
              or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
              material respects, the financial condition and results of
              operations of the Company.

/s/ Bruce A. Campbell
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Bruce A. Campbell
President and Chief Executive Officer
October 27, 2003