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FORWARD AIR vs STEM

On overall TruNorth grade, FORWARD AIR scores higher (FORWARD AIR: C, STEM: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
FORWARD AIR
55.3/100
C
STEM
51.7/100

Political donations

FORWARD AIR

FEC: $494K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 15 executive donors.

STEM

FEC: $1.02M in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +62 across 26 executive donors.

Environment

FORWARD AIR

No public record found.

STEM

No public record found.

Labor

FORWARD AIR

24 federal penalties totaling $446K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

STEM

7 federal penalties totaling $15.2M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

FORWARD AIR

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2017, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 2,173 US employees — 25% women, 46.3% racial/ethnic minorities; management 16.2% women, 21.7% minorities.

STEM

No public record found.

Charity

FORWARD AIR

No public record found.

STEM

No public record found.

Animal testing

FORWARD AIR

No public record found.

STEM

No public record found.

Firearms

FORWARD AIR

No public record found.

STEM

No public record found.

Privacy

FORWARD AIR

No public record found.

STEM

No public record found.

Executive pay

FORWARD AIR

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 140:1 (median employee pay $39,663) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

STEM

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 13:1 (median employee pay $160; CEO total compensation $2K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).

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