 Asset-light trucking provider Forward Air announced Wednesday it will acquire expedited less-than-truckload provider Land Air Express for 56.5 million. Bowling Green, Kentucky-based Land Air Express network includes 270 employees and over 200 drivers operating out of more than 25 terminals throughout the U.S. Its offering includes guaranteed, same-day, hot shot and pickup and delivery services of shipments as small as an individual parcel up to a full trailer load. 