A Chancery Court Judge Will Have To Decide If A Greeneville Based Shipping Company, Forward Air, Will Allow Its Shareholders To Vote On A Planned Major Acquisition. Several Major Shareholders, Led By Former Forward Air Chief Financial Officer Rodney Bell, Filed A Temporary Restraining Order Two Weeks Ago To Block Forward Air’s Purchase Of Omni, A Dallas-Based Company. That Order Expires Today, But Judge Doug Jenkins Said He Needed Some Time To Review The Arguments. Forward Air, Split From Parent Company Landair Transport In 1998. Scott Niswonger Has Expressed Opposition To The Plan And Resigned From Forward Air’s Board In Protest Of The Plan August 17th. Its Unclear When The Judge Will Render A Ruling.
