FORWARD AIR CORP
For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Nov 5, 2025.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements –
- Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as amended. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year.
Recent Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The guidance in this ASU expands the disclosure requirements for income taxes by requiring greater disaggregation of information in the income tax rate reconciliation and disaggregation of income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The guidance in this ASU is effective for all public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The amendments only impact disclosures and will not have an impact on the Company's financial condition and results of operations.
- Acquisitions and Umbrella Partnership C Structure
Acquisition of Omni
On January 25, 2024, (the “Closing”) the Company completed the acquisition of Omni Newco, LLC (the “Omni Acquisition”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 10, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement,” and as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 22, 2024, the “Amended Merger Agreement”). Omni, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an asset-light, high-touch logistics and supply chain management company with customer relationships in high-growth end markets. Omni delivers domestic and international freight forwarding, fulfillment services, customs brokerage, distribution, and value-added services for time-sensitive freight to U.S.-based customers operating both domestically and internationally. Pursuant to the Amended Merger Agreement, through a series of transactions involving the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, with the other transactions contemplated by the Amended Merger Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements referred to therein, the “Transactions”), the Company acquired Omni for a combination of (a) $1,643,502 in cash (which includes pre-acquisition Omni costs of approximately $80 million and the extinguishment of $1,543,003 in Omni’s indebtedness) and (b) Equity Consideration issued at Closing consisting of: (i)700 shares of the Company’s common stock, (ii)4,435 Opco Class B Units (as defined below) and corresponding fractional Company Series B Preferred Units (as defined below) which together, were at Closing exchangeable into 4,435 shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of the holder, (iii)1,210 fractional Company Series C Preferred Units (as defined below), and (iv)7,670 units of Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units.
Upon approval of the Company’s shareholders at the 2024 Annual Shareholders Meeting held on June 3, 2024 (the “Conversion Approval”), the 1,210 Company Series C Preferred Units were converted into 1,210 shares of the Company’s common stock, and 7,670 Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units were converted to 7,760 Opco Class B Units and the same corresponding number of Company Series B Preferred Units, resulting in 30.5% economic interest in Opco. The fair value of the Equity Consideration related to the 700 shares of the Company’s common stock issued was determined based on the price of the Company’s common stock at the acquisition date and all other Equity Consideration was determined based on the price of Company’s common stock at the acquisition date as adjusted for an illiquidity discount. Please refer to sections hereinafter in relation to the Company Series B Preferred Stock, Company Series C Preferred Stock, Opco Class B Units, and Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units.
Prior to the consummation of the Transactions, the Company completed a restructuring to create an umbrella partnership C corporation (as described below), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company contributed all of its operating assets, as well as the assets and liabilities acquired in the Omni Acquisition, to Clue Opco, LLC ("Opco"). The related purchase accounting for the Omni Acquisition was included in Opco and the noncontrolling interest related to Opco Class B
Units and Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units (totaling a 30.5% economic interest in Opco) was measured and recognized based on the fair market value of net assets acquired in the Omni Acquisition and the historical carrying value of the Company’s operating assets so contributed. Additionally, pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement (as defined below), the Company recorded contingent consideration associated with potential payments to be made for the tax benefits related to the 700 shares of Company common stock issued at the Closing, and such contingent consideration was measured at fair value based on the expected future tax benefit payments to be made to certain Omni Holders (as defined below).
The Omni Acquisition enables the Company to provide a differentiated service offering and expanded geographic footprint to customers. In addition, the combination of these complementary businesses allows the Company to deliver integrated global supply chain solutions for customers’ most service-sensitive logistics needs. Goodwill recognized related to the purchase represents planned operational synergies, expanded geographic reach of our services, and strategic market positioning. The results of Omni have been included in the Consolidated Financial Statements as of and from the date of acquisition. The associated goodwill has been included in the Omni reportable segment and is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.
Details of consideration paid are included in the Purchase Price Allocation table within this footnote.
Umbrella Partnership C Structure
In connection with the Omni Acquisition, the Company completed an entity restructuring where the Company created Opco. Opco is considered a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”), and the Company is the managing member. As the managing member of Opco, the Company operates and controls all of the business and affairs of Opco, and through Opco and its subsidiaries, conducts its business. The Company holds the sole voting interest in, and controls the management of, Opco and has the obligation to absorb losses of and receive benefits from Opco, which could be significant. The Company consolidated Opco in its consolidated financial statements and reports a noncontrolling interest related to the Opco Class B Units held by the members of Opco (other than the Class A Units held by the Company) on its consolidated financial statements. All of the Company’s assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through Opco.
As of September 30, 2025, the Company holds 30,980 Class A Units in Opco and the existing direct and certain indirect equity holders of Omni (“Omni Holders”) hold 8,869 units of Opco designated as “Class B Units” (“Opco Class B Units”) and 8,869 corresponding Company Series B Preferred Units which together are exchangeable into 8,869 common shares of the Company. Opco is governed by an amended and restated limited liability company agreement of Opco that became effective at the Closing (“Opco LLCA”). Additionally, the Company, Opco, Omni Holders and certain other parties entered into a tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”), which sets forth the agreement among the parties regarding the sharing of certain tax benefits realized by the Company as a result of the Omni Acquisition. Pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement, the Company is generally obligated to pay certain Omni Holders 83.5% of (a) the total tax benefit that the Company realizes as a result of increases in tax basis in Opco’s assets resulting from certain actual or deemed distributions and the future exchange of units of Opco for shares of securities of the Company (or cash) pursuant to the Opco LLCA, (b) certain pre-existing tax attributes of certain Omni Holders that are corporate entities for tax purposes, (c) the tax benefits that the Company realizes from certain tax allocations that correspond to items of income or gain required to be recognized by certain Omni Holders, and (d) other tax benefits attributable to payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement.
The Company consolidates the financial results of Opco, and reports a noncontrolling interest related to the Opco Class B Units held by noncontrolling interest holders on its consolidated statements. The noncontrolling interests on the accompanying consolidated income statement represent the portion of the income attributable to the economic interests in Opco held by the noncontrolling holders of the Opco Class B Units calculated based on the weighted average noncontrolling interests’ ownership during the periods presented. Upon conversion of any Opco Class B Units into common stock of the Company, the basis of the converted units is removed from the noncontrolling interest based on the change in the economic interests of Opco and recorded to common stock at par value and any excess is recorded to additional paid-in capital.
Company Series B Preferred Stock
Pursuant to Articles of Amendment to the Restated Charter of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee at the Closing (the “Charter Amendment”), the Company established the terms of a new series of preferred stock of the Company designated as “Series B Preferred Stock” (the “Company Series B Preferred Stock”), and, at the Closing, certain Omni Holders received fractional units (the “Company Series B Preferred Units”) each representing one one-thousandth of a share of the Company Series B Preferred Stock. Each Company Series B Preferred Unit will, together with a corresponding Opco Class B Unit, be exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof intoone share of the Company’s common stock. Holders of Company Series B Preferred Units vote as a single class with holders of the Company’s common stock and are not entitled to receive any dividends except in the event of a dividend to holders of the Company’s common stock in the form of shares of common stock or rights to acquire common stock, in which case the holders of Company Series B Preferred Units will simultaneously receive a dividend of Company Series B Preferred Units or rights to acquire Company Series B Preferred Units, in each case in the same proportion and manner.
Company Series C Preferred Stock
Pursuant to the Charter Amendment, the Company established the terms of a new series of convertible preferred stock of the Company designated as “Series C Preferred Stock” (the “Company Series C Preferred Stock”), and, at Closing, certain Omni Holders received fractional units (each, a “Company Series C Preferred Unit”) each representing one one-thousandth of a share of Company Series C Preferred Stock. The liquidation preference of a Company Series C Preferred Unit is equal to $110.00 per unit, subject to adjustment for any in-kind payment of the Annual Coupon as described below (the “Liquidation Preference”). In addition, the Company Series C Preferred Units accrue on each anniversary of issuance a cumulative annual dividend (without any interim accrual) equal to the product of (a) a rate to be fixed at Closing (which equals the rate per annum equal to a spread of 3.50% above the yield payable on the most junior tranche of debt issued in connection with the Transactions, rounded to the nearest 0.25%) multiplied by (b) the Liquidation Preference (the “Annual Coupon”). The Annual Coupon is payable, at the Company’s option, in cash or in-kind by automatically increasing the Liquidation Preference in an equal amount. Holders of Company Series C Preferred Units do not have the right to vote with shares of the Company’s common stock. Upon the Conversion Approval in June of 2024, all Company Series C Preferred Stock automatically converted, on a one-to-one basis (without payment of any Annual Coupon), into shares of the Company’s common stock and are no longer outstanding.
Opco Class B Units
Pursuant to the Opco LLCA, Opco issued Opco Class B Units that are generally equivalent economically toone share of the Company’s common stock (other than providing the holder with certain different tax attributes). Holders of Opco Class B Units do not have voting rights in Opco, which is solely managed by the Company, and generally can only be disposed of by the holder by exchangingone Opco Class B Unit andone Company Series B Preferred Unit forone share of the Company’s common stock.
Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units
The Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units have substantially the same terms as the Company Series C Preferred Units except that they were issued by Opco, thereby providing the holders with certain different tax attributes, and are automatically convertible upon receipt of the Conversion Approval, into Opco Class B Units and Company Series B Preferred Units, instead of shares of the Company’s common stock. Holders of Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units do not have voting rights in Opco. Upon the Conversion Approval in June of 2024, all Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units automatically converted, on a one-to-one basis (without payment of any Annual Coupon), into Opco Class B Units and Company Series B Preferred Units, and are no longer outstanding.
Business Combination Accounting - Omni Logistics
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date are presented in the following table:
| January 26, 2024 Opening Balance Sheet as Reported at March 31, 2024 | Adjustments | January 26, 2024 Opening Balance Sheet as Reported at December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consideration Transferred | |||
| Cash consideration paid | $1,643,502 | $— | $1,643,502 |
| Contingent consideration | 13,270 | — | 13,270 |
| Equity Consideration1 | 656,881 | (39,413) | 617,468 |
| Total purchase price and noncontrolling interest | 2,313,653 | (39,413) | 2,274,240 |
| Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents acquired | 78,260 | (10,977) | 67,283 |
| Accounts receivable | 181,570 | 10,441 | 192,011 |
| Property and equipment | 75,292 | 14,082 | 89,374 |
| Other assets | 35,639 | (3,084) | 32,555 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 234,025 | 13,665 | 247,690 |
| Customer relationships | 1,062,729 | (158,929) | 903,800 |
| Non-compete agreements | 42,509 | (19,109) | 23,400 |
| Trademarks and other | 42,510 | (19,410) | 23,100 |
| Total assets acquired | 1,752,534 | (173,321) | 1,579,213 |
| Current liabilities | 156,408 | (368) | 156,040 |
| Finance lease obligations | 14,606 | 2,977 | 17,583 |
| Operating lease liabilities | 234,025 | 13,844 | 247,869 |
| Other liabilities | 643 | (559) | 84 |
| Deferred income taxes | 133,673 | 22,127 | 155,800 |
| Total liabilities assumed | 539,355 | 38,021 | 577,376 |
| Goodwill | $1,100,474 | $171,929 | $1,272,403 |
1 Includes (i) $84,138 related to the issuance of the 700 common shares and 1.21 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, (ii) $345,003 related to the fair value of the Class B Opco units and (iii) $188,327 related to the fair value of the noncontrolling interest retained by the Omni Holders. In consolidation, the Class B Opco units are eliminated and $121,379 is recorded to additional paid-in capital as an equity transaction and $223,284 is recorded to noncontrolling interest representing the Omni Holders share of the historical carrying value of the Company’s net operating assets.
For the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded $5,814 and $(549) of trans actions and integration costs incurred in connection with the Omni Acquisition, respectively. For thenine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded $25,727 and $71,393 of trans actions and integration costs incurred in connection with the Omni Acquisition, respectively. The transaction and integration costs were recorded in “Other operating expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The weighted average useful life of acquired intangible assets as of the acquisition date are summarized in the following table:
| (weighted average years) | Omni |
|---|---|
| Customer relationships | 14 years |
| Non-compete agreements | 4 years |
| Trademarks and other | 5 years |
Supplemental Pro Forma Information
The following table represents the pro forma financial information as if Omni had been included in theconsolidated results of the Company since January 1, 2024(unaudited and in thousands):
| September 30, 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Pro forma revenue | $1,923,416 |
| Pro forma net loss | (1,155,014) |
The pro forma financial information adjusts the net loss for amortization of the intangible assets and the fair value adjustments of the assets acquired in connection with the Omni Acquisition as if the closing had occurred on January 1, 2024.
- Indebtedness
Long-term debt consisted of the following as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Term Loan, expiring 2030 | $1,045,000 | $1,045,000 |
| Senior Secured Notes, maturing 2031 | 725,000 | 725,000 |
| Debt issuance discount | (49,171) | (54,067) |
| Debt issuance costs | (36,510) | (40,003) |
| Total long-term debt | $1,684,319 | $1,675,930 |
The Term Loan is part of our Credit Agreement that includes a revolving credit facility. At the end of September 30, 2025, the revolving credit facility has$273 million of borrowings available andno borro wings outstanding. As required by the Credit Agreement, the Company is in compliance with all covenants at the end of September 30, 2025.
- Net Loss Per Share
Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to Forward Air Corporation by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share assumes the exercise of outstanding stock options and the vesting of performance share awards using the treasury stock method when the effects of such assumptions are dilutive.
The Company's unvested restricted shares contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends and are therefore considered participating securities. As such, the Company computes net loss per share using the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines net income (loss) per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and their respective participation rights in undistributed earnings. However, because the participating securities do not have a contractual obligation to share in the losses of the Company, no losses were allocated to these securities in the calculation of net loss per share for the periods presented.
A reconciliation of net loss attributable to Forward Air and weighted-average common shares outstanding for purposes of calculating basic and diluted net income per share during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2025 | September 30, 2024 | |
| Numerator: | ||||
| Loss from continuing operations | $(23,757) | $(34,198) | $(105,312) | $(1,089,463) |
| Less, net loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest | (7,507) | 38,073 | (25,842) | (314,923) |
| Net loss available to Forward Air, before discontinuing operations | (16,250) | (72,271) | (79,470) | (774,540) |
| Less, loss from discontinued operations net of tax | — | (1,137) | — | (6,013) |
| Net loss attributable to Forward Air | $(16,250) | $(73,408) | $(79,470) | $(780,553) |
| Numerator for basic and diluted net loss per share for continuing operations | $(16,250) | $(73,101) | $(79,470) | $(775,347) |
| Numerator for basic and diluted net loss per share for discontinued operations | $— | $(1,137) | $— | $(6,013) |
| Denominator: | ||||
| Denominator for basic and diluted net loss per share - weighted-average number of common shares outstanding | 30,972 | 27,941 | 30,538 | 26,983 |
| Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to Forward Air | ||||
| Continuing operations | $(0.52) | $(2.62) | $(2.60) | $(28.73) |
| Discontinued operation | — | (0.04) | — | (0.22) |
| Net loss per basic and diluted share1 | $(0.52) | $(2.66) | $(2.60) | $(28.95) |
| 1Rounding may impact summation of amounts. | ||||
The number of shares that were not included in the calculation of net income per diluted share because to do so would have been anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2025 | September 30, 2024 | |
| Anti-dilutive stock options | 32 | 287 | 32 | 287 |
| Anti-dilutive performance shares | 104 | 7 | 93 | 13 |
| Anti-dilutive restricted shares and deferred stock units | 62 | 166 | 328 | 166 |
| Total anti-dilutive shares | 198 | 460 | 453 | 466 |
- Income Taxes
The Company is taxed as a C corporation and is subject to federal and state income taxes. The Company’s sole material tax asset is Opco, which is a limited liability company that is taxed as a partnership for federal and certain state and local income tax purposes. Opco’s net taxable income and related tax credits, if any, are passed through to its partners and included in the partner’s tax returns. The effect of taxes on the earnings or losses to the noncontrolling interest holders is not reported by the Company in its condensed consolidated financial statements. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $3,225 and income tax benefit of $191,990, respectively. The effective tax rate of (3.2)% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 varied from the statutory United States federal income tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to the effect of interest expense disallowances under IRC Section 163(j) for which a full valuation allowance is recorded on the deferred tax asset, noncontrolling interest, and foreign, state and local income taxes. The effective tax rate of 15.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 varied from the statutory United States federal income tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to the effect of the tax impact of the goodwill impairment charge, noncontrolling interest, non-deductible executive compensation, excess tax benefits realized on share-based awards, partially offset by state income taxes, net of the federal benefit, and foreign taxes.
In connection with the Omni Acquisition, the Company entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement with certain Omni Holders. As of December 31, 2024 the Company recognized a Tax Receivable Agreement liability of $13,295, which equals the amount of Tax Receivable Agreement liability included in the Omni Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation. The Company revalued this liability as of September 30, 2025 and adjusted the liability recorded to $14,131. The Company recorded a valuation allowance against any deferred tax assets associated with tax benefits generated in conjunction with and subsequent to the acquisition which are subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement. Consequently, the Company concluded additional Tax Receivable Agreement payments related to the year ended December 31, 2024 would not be probable based on estimates of future taxable income over the term of the Tax Receivable Agreement. During the period ended September 30, 2025, the Company re-evaluated this position based on current earnings and the impacts of newly enacted tax legislation and concluded additional tax payments related to the period ended September 30, 2025 would not be probable and no additional liability was recorded. The Company will continue to evaluate if additional liabilities should be considered probable in future financial statements. The determination of the Tax Receivable Agreement liability requires the Company to make judgments in estimating the amount of tax attributes as of the date of exchanges (such as cash to be received by the Company on a hypothetical sale of assets and allocation of gain or loss to the Company at the time of the exchanges taking into consideration partnership tax rules). The amounts payable under the Tax Receivable Agreement will also vary depending upon a number of factors, including tax rates in effect, as well as the amount, character, and timing of the taxable income of Opco in the future and the expected realization of tax benefits with respect to deferred tax assets related to tax attributes subject to Tax Receivable Agreement. Furthermore, amounts payable under the Tax Receivable Agreement as a result of a change of control may be substantially in excess of the amounts set forth above due to, among other things, contractual provisions that require any such calculation to assume that all applicable tax benefits are used by the Company over the applicable tax years.
The Company recognizes income tax benefits from uncertain tax positions where the realization of the ultimate benefit is uncertain. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $2,470 and $2,131, respectively, of unrecognized income tax benefits, all of which would affect the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized. With a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. examinations by tax authorities for years before 2018.
The Company also maintains a full valuation allowance to reserve against its net deferred tax assets, which are primarily related to interest expense carryforwards. The Company assessed the likelihood that its deferred tax assets would be recovered from estimated future taxable income and available tax planning strategies. In making this assessment, all available evidence was considered including economic climate, as well as reasonable tax planning strategies.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”), continues to put forth various initiatives, including Pillar Two rules which include the introduction of a global minimum tax at a rate of 15%. European Union member states agreed to implement the OECD’s Pillar Two rules with effective dates of January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025, for different aspects of the directive and most have already enacted legislation. A number of other countries are also implementing similar legislation. As of September 30, 2025, based on the countries in which we do business that have enacted legislation effective January 1, 2025, the impact of these rules to our financial statements was not material. This may change as other countries enact similar legislation and further guidance is released. We continue to closely monitor regulatory developments to assess potential impacts.
In general, it is the practice and intention of the Company to reinvest the earnings of its non-U.S. subsidiaries in those operations. As of September 30, 2025, the Company has not recorded a provision for U.S. or additional foreign withholding taxes on investments in foreign subsidiaries that are indefinitely reinvested. Generally, such amounts become subject to U.S. taxation upon the remittance of dividends and under certain other circumstances.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was signed into law, extending several key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including, but not limited to, federal bonus depreciation and the expanded limitation on interest deductions under Section 163(j). The Company analyzed the impact of OBBBA and any tax benefits received through additional allowable interest expense and depreciation expense are not recognizable due to the valuation allowance position against federal and state net deferred tax assets.
- Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company categorizes its assets and liabilities into one of three levels based on the assumptions used in valuing the asset or liability. Estimates of fair value financial assets and liabilities are based on a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Observable inputs (highest level) reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs (lowest level) reflect internally developed market assumptions. In accordance with this guidance, fair value measurements are classified under the following hierarchy:
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 - Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are summarized below:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liabilities under tax receivable agreement | $— | $— | $14,131 | $14,131 |
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
| Liabilities under tax receivable agreement | $— | $— | $13,295 | $13,295 |
A portion of the liabilities under the Tax Receivable Agreement relate to the contingent consideration associated with potential payments to be made for the tax benefits related to the 700 shares of Company common stock issued at the closing of the Omni Acquisition, and the charge of $836 related to the change in fair value of the contingent consideration. The contingent consideration was remeasured based on the current expected future tax benefit payments to be made to certain Omni Holders and such remeasurement considered a range of potential payments of $0 to $24,050.
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, accounts receivable, other receivables and accounts payable are valued at their carrying amounts in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, due to the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments.
The Company's long-term debt is recorded at cost. The fair value is estimated using Level 2 inputs based on observable prices of identical instruments in less active markets. The carrying value and fair value of the Company's long-term debt as of September 30, 2025 is $1,684,319 and $1,820,750, respectively. The carrying value of the long-term debt at December 31, 2024 approximated its fair value.
- Commitments and Contingencies
Contingencies
On September 26, 2023, Rodney Bell, Michael A. Roberts and Theresa Woods (collectively, the “Original Plaintiffs”), three of our shareholders, filed a complaint against the Company and certain of its directors and officers in the Third District Chancery Court (the “Chancery Court”) sitting in Greeneville, Tennessee (the “Shareholder Complaint”). The Shareholder Complaint alleges, among other things, that the Company’s shareholders had the right to vote on certain transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and sought an injunction against the consummation of the transactions until a shareholder vote was held. The court initially granted a temporary restraining order enjoining the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement from closing but later dissolved it on October 25, 2023. Thereafter, the parties to the Amended Merger Agreement completed the Omni Acquisition. On May 2, 2024, Original Plaintiff Michael Roberts, together with the Cambria County Employees Retirement System (together, “Plaintiffs”) filed a stipulation and proposed order seeking leave of court to file an amended class action complaint seeking damages, among other forms of relief. Upon receiving leave of court, on May 15, 2024, the Plaintiffs filed the amended complaint (“Second Amended Complaint”). Like the earlier Shareholder Complaint (and subsequent amendment), the Second Amended Complaint challenges the directors’ determination not to subject the Omni Acquisition to a shareholder vote and alleges that, in so doing, the Company and certain of its current and former directors (collectively, “Defendants,” and together with Plaintiffs, the “Parties”) violated Tennessee corporate law. The Second Amended Complaint further alleges that certain of the Company’s current and former directors breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders by depriving them of the right to vote on the Omni Acquisition. Thereafter, on June 14, 2024, Defendants removed the case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (the “District Court”), Greeneville Division. Plaintiffs filed a motion to remand the case to the Chancery Court, and on March 31, 2025, the District Court granted the motion and remanded the case back to the Chancery Court.
On September 12, 2025, the Parties informed the Chancery Court that they had reached an agreement in principle to resolve the Action (the “Settlement”), subject to court approval. The entire settlement amount will be funded by the Company's D&O insurers. In exchange, the Plaintiffs and the class (as defined in the agreements memorializing the Settlement) will grant customary releases in favor of Defendants of all of their claims that were or could have been asserted in the Action.
By entering into the Settlement, the Defendants are in no way conceding or admitting liability for any of the claims that were or could have been asserted in the Action. The Defendants expressly have denied and continue to deny each and all of the claims asserted in the Action, and maintain that their conduct was at all times proper, in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and in compliance with applicable law. Nevertheless, Defendants have determined to enter into the Settlement solely to put claims to rest, finally and forever, and to eliminate the uncertainty, risk, costs, and burdens inherent in any litigation, including the Action.
The Company is party to various legal claims and actions incidental to its business, including claims related to vehicle liability, workers’ compensation, property damage and employee medical benefits. The Company accrues for the estimated losses from these and other pending claims when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Based on the knowledge of the facts, the Company believes the resolution of claims and pending litigation, taking into account existing reserves, will not have a material adverse effect on the condensed consolidated financial statements. Moreover, the results of complex legal proceedings are difficult to predict, and the Company’s view of these matters may change in the future as the litigation and related events unfold.
- Segment Reporting
Our chief operating decision-maker, who is our Chief Executive Officer, analyzes the results of our business through the following reportable segments: Expedited Freight, Omni Logistics, and Intermodal. Our chief operating decision-maker evaluates the operating results and performance of our segments through segment profit. These financial metrics are used to view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons and benchmark performance between periods and to monitor budget-to-actual variances on a monthly basis. To manage operations and make decisions regarding resource allocations, our chief operating decision-maker is regularly provided and reviews information necessary to make decisions to meet customer demand for our services.
The accounting policies applied to each segment are the same as those described in the Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies as disclosed in Note 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, except for certain self-insurance loss reserves related to vehicle liability and workers’ compensation. Each segment is allocated an insurance premium and deductible that corresponds to the self-insured retention limit for that particular segment. Any self-insurance loss exposure beyond the deductible allocated to each segment is recorded in Corporate.
Segment results from operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 · Expedited Freight · Omni Logistics · Intermodal · Corporate · Consolidated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External revenues | $234,383 | $339,584 | $57,796 | $— | $631,763 | |
| Intersegment revenues | 24,171 | — | 536 | — | 24,707 | |
| 258,554 | 339,584 | 58,332 | — | 656,470 | ||
| Reconciliation of revenue | ||||||
| Elimination of intersegmental revenues | (24,707) | |||||
| Total consolidated revenues | $631,763 | |||||
| Less: | ||||||
| Purchase transportation | 125,265 | 196,312 | 19,331 | 189 | ||
| Salaries, wages and employee benefits | 54,403 | 58,373 | 14,198 | 4,935 | ||
| Operating leases | 15,797 | 29,979 | 6,288 | 86 | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 10,160 | 22,832 | 4,382 | 374 | ||
| Insurance and claims | 10,415 | (59) | 2,900 | (537) | ||
| Fuel expense | 2,155 | 874 | 1,999 | 1 | ||
| Other operating expenses | 20,914 | 21,524 | 5,132 | 13,241 | ||
| Segment profit (loss) | 19,445 | 9,749 | 4,102 | (18,289) | 15,007 | |
| Reconciliation of segment profit or loss | ||||||
| Interest expense, net | (44,775) | |||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | (539) | |||||
| Other (expense) income, net | 6,935 | |||||
| Loss before income taxes | $(23,372) | |||||
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 · Expedited Freight · Omni Logistics · Intermodal · Corporate · Consolidated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External revenues | $264,129 | $334,538 | $57,270 | $— | $655,937 | |
| Intersegment revenues | 20,578 | — | 142 | — | 20,720 | |
| 284,707 | 334,538 | 57,412 | — | 676,657 | ||
| Reconciliation of revenue | ||||||
| Elimination of intersegmental revenues | (20,720) | |||||
| Total consolidated revenues | $655,937 | |||||
| Less: | ||||||
| Purchase transportation | 140,035 | 194,853 | 18,300 | 2 | ||
| Salaries, wages and employee benefits | 59,426 | 55,151 | 14,506 | 4,432 | ||
| Operating leases | 15,556 | 27,586 | 5,668 | — | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 10,481 | 10,830 | 4,582 | — | ||
| Insurance and claims | 11,672 | 3,488 | 2,528 | (306) | ||
| Fuel expense | 2,113 | 800 | 1,942 | — | ||
| Other operating expenses | 26,155 | 25,943 | 5,795 | (2,329) | ||
| Impairment of goodwill | — | 14,751 | — | — | ||
| Segment profit (loss) | 19,269 | 1,136 | 4,091 | (1,799) | 22,697 | |
| Reconciliation of segment profit or loss | ||||||
| Interest expense, net | (52,770) | |||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | (2,812) | |||||
| Other (expense) income, net | (11) | |||||
| Loss before income taxes | $(32,896) | |||||
Revenue from the individual services within the Expedited Freight segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2025 | September 30, 2024 | |
| Expedited Freight revenues: | ||||
| Network | $194,035 | $217,289 | $578,026 | $655,116 |
| Truckload | 42,401 | 43,635 | 124,292 | 125,368 |
| Other | 22,118 | 23,783 | 63,313 | 68,800 |
| Total | $258,554 | $284,707 | $765,631 | $849,284 |
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 · Expedited Freight · Omni Logistics · Intermodal · Corporate · Consolidated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External revenues | $693,402 | $991,370 | $179,116 | $— | $1,863,888 | |
| Intersegment revenues | 72,229 | — | 854 | — | 73,083 | |
| 765,631 | 991,370 | 179,970 | — | 1,936,971 | ||
| Reconciliation of revenue | ||||||
| Elimination of intersegmental revenues | (73,083) | |||||
| Total consolidated revenues | $1,863,888 | |||||
| Less: | ||||||
| Purchase transportation | 370,393 | 567,086 | 59,556 | |||
| Salaries, wages and employee benefits | 160,918 | 176,740 | 45,514 | 36,142 | ||
| Operating leases | 48,585 | 82,755 | 17,402 | 1,706 | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 30,896 | 67,481 | 13,604 | (67) | ||
| Insurance and claims | 31,416 | 3,804 | 8,838 | (797) | ||
| Fuel expense | 7,144 | 2,779 | 6,011 | 22 | ||
| Other operating expenses | 61,705 | 70,415 | 14,986 | 12,645 | ||
| Segment profit (loss) | 54,574 | 20,310 | 14,059 | (49,651) | 39,292 | |
| Reconciliation of segment profit or loss | ||||||
| Interest expense, net | (135,648) | |||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | (6,114) | |||||
| Other (expense) income, net | 383 | |||||
| Loss before income taxes | $(102,087) | |||||
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 · Expedited Freight · Omni Logistics · Intermodal · Corporate · Consolidated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External revenues | $797,483 | $871,232 | $172,701 | $— | $1,841,416 | |
| Intersegment revenues | 51,801 | — | 302 | — | 52,103 | |
| 849,284 | 871,232 | 173,003 | — | 1,893,519 | ||
| Reconciliation of revenue | ||||||
| Elimination of intersegmental revenues | (52,103) | |||||
| Total consolidated revenues | $1,841,416 | |||||
| Less: | ||||||
| Purchase transportation | 410,307 | 517,951 | 54,916 | 1 | ||
| Salaries, wages and employee benefits | 185,824 | 161,462 | 44,487 | 14,609 | ||
| Operating leases | 45,268 | 73,464 | 15,136 | 3 | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 31,463 | 60,937 | 13,921 | — | ||
| Insurance and claims | 33,293 | 8,386 | 7,753 | (4,471) | ||
| Fuel expense | 7,128 | 2,286 | 6,546 | — | ||
| Other operating expenses | 75,288 | 72,604 | 17,250 | 69,033 | ||
| Impairment of goodwill | — | 1,107,465 | — | — | ||
| Segment profit (loss) | 60,713 | (1,133,323) | 12,994 | (79,175) | (1,138,791) | |
| Reconciliation of segment profit or loss | ||||||
| Interest expense, net | (140,788) | |||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | (1,912) | |||||
| Other (expense) income, net | 38 | |||||
| Loss before income taxes | $(1,281,453) | |||||
Omni Logistics revenues and segment loss in the above table represents the period from January 25, 2024 (the date of
acquisition) through September 30, 2024.
Total assets by segment are as follows:
| Total Assets | Expedited Freight | Omni Logistics | Intermodal | Corporate | Consolidated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As of September 30, 2025 | $705,267 | $1,707,867 | $252,744 | $128,320 | $2,794,198 |
| As of December 31, 2024 | 691,369 | 1,726,088 | 257,323 | 127,861 | 2,802,641 |
- Noncontrolling Interest
As discussed in Note 2 Acquisition and Umbrella Partnership C Structure, the Company consolidates the financial results of Opco and reports a noncontrolling interest related to the Class B Opco units held by noncontrolling interest holders in its consolidated financial statements.
As of September 30, 2025, the Company holds 30,980 Class A Units in Opco and the existing direct and certain indirect equity holders of Omni (“Omni Holders”) hold 8,869 units of Opco designated as Class B Units (“Opco Class B Units”) and 8,869 corresponding Company Series B Preferred Units which together are exchangeable into 8,869 shares of Common Stock of the Company. The following tables provide the issuance and exchange activity of the Opco Class B Units for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and the corresponding fully diluted noncontrolling interest ownership percentage in the Company based on such exchange activity.
| Opco Class B Units | Fully Diluted Ownership | |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding units at December 31, 2024 | 10,088 | 25.3% |
| Exchanged into shares of common stock | (585) | |
| Outstanding units at March 31, 2025 | 9,503 | 23.8% |
| Exchanged into shares of common stock | (80) | |
| Outstanding units at June 30, 2025 | 9,423 | 23.5% |
| Exchanged into shares of common stock | (554) | |
| Outstanding units at September 30, 2025 | 8,869 | 22.1% |
| Opco Class B Units | Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units | Fully Diluted Ownership | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding units at December 31, 2023 | — | — | 0.0% |
| Units issued in the Omni Acquisition | 4,435 | 7,670 | |
| Outstanding units at March 31, 2024 | 4,435 | 7,670 | 31.4% |
| Conversion of Opco Series C-2 preferred units to Opco Class B units | 7,670 | (7,670) | |
| Outstanding units at June 30, 2024 | 12,105 | — | 30.4% |
| Exchanged into shares of common stock | (967) | — | |
| Outstanding units at September 30, 2024 | 11,138 | — | 28.0% |
As of September 30, 2025, there have been a total of 3,236 Opco Class B Units and corresponding Company Series B Preferred Units exchanged for 3,236 shares of common stock, and such actual exchanges and subsequent issuances represented 10.4% of the outstanding shares of common stock as of the end of such period. As of September 30, 2024, there had been a total of 967 Opco Class B Units and corresponding Company Series B Preferred Units exchanged for 967 shares of common stock, and such actual exchanges and subsequent issuances represented 3.3% of the outstanding shares of common stock as of the end of such period.
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