Heartland Express

Overview

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• TickerHTLD on Nasdaq¹
• IndustryTrucking (No Local)¹
• HeadquartersNorth Liberty¹
• Websitewww.heartlandexpress.com
• Legal formpublic company¹
• Incorporated inNV⁶
• Business address901 Heartland Way, North Liberty, Ia 52317⁶
• Filer categoryAccelerated filer⁶
• LEI5299005V45FZIQGLOG39⁴
• StatusActive⁴
• LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)⁴
• Registered address901 N Kansas Ave, 52317 North Liberty, United States⁴
• Registered withBusiness Center (Secretary of State), NV19861014875⁴

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Heartland Express is an American trucking company headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa. The company offers truckload shipping services across the United States.³

Corporate structure

Heartland Express sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Heartland Express reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

Investments

Intangibles and goodwill

Properties, in its own words

Our corporate headquarters is located in North Liberty, Iowa which is located on Interstate 380 near the intersection of Interstates 380 and 80. The headquarters is located on 33 acres of land along the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City business corridor and includes a 65,000 square foot office building and a 32,600 square foot shop and maintenance building.

The following table provides information regarding our terminal facilities with shop and maintenance, fueling services or other significant operations:

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026.¹⁶

The story

From Wikipedia’s article on Heartland Express, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁷

Leadership

Who has led Heartland Express, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• Chief executive officerMichael J. Gerdin Dec 2, 2011 to now¹⁷
• Chief executive officerRussell A. Gerdin Feb 3, 2006 to Aug 22, 2011¹⁸
• PresidentDavid Paul Millis Jun 15, 2021 to now¹⁹
• PresidentMichael J. Gerdin Jun 15, 2006 to Jun 25, 2012²⁰
• Chief financial officerJoshua Stefan Helmich Jul 16, 2024 to now²¹
• Chief financial officerChristopher Alan Strain Dec 20, 2017 to Jul 16, 2024²²
• Chief operating officerKent Daryl Rigdon Jan 3, 2025 to now²³
• Chief operating officerSteven M. Gordon Nov 13, 2013 to Jun 16, 2015²⁴

Products and brands

From Wikipedia’s article on Heartland Express, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁷

Timeline

1. Sep 17, 20268-K Other events⁴⁶
2. Sep 2, 20268-K Executive or director change⁴⁷
3. Aug 5, 20268-K Results of operations⁴⁸
4. Jun 17, 20268-K Other events⁴⁹
5. May 19, 20268-K Executive or director change⁵⁰
6. May 15, 20268-K Shareholder vote⁵¹
7. Apr 27, 20268-K Results of operations⁵²
8. Apr 22, 20268-K Executive or director change⁵³
9. Mar 31, 20268-K Executive or director change⁵⁴
10. Mar 18, 20268-K Other events⁵⁵
11. Feb 9, 20268-K Results of operations⁵⁶
12. Jan 7, 20268-K Executive or director change⁵⁷
13. Dec 2, 2011New chief executive Michael J. Gerdin becomes CEO¹⁷
14. Feb 3, 2006New chief executive Russell A. Gerdin becomes CEO¹⁸
15. 1986Went public Listed on NASDAQ¹

Calendar

Coming up

1. Oct 30, 2026Reports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported ($0.11) a share, on Oct 31, 2025.⁵⁸

When it reported results

1. Aug 5, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results⁴⁸
2. Apr 27, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results⁵²
3. Feb 9, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results⁵⁶
4. Nov 6, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁵⁹
5. Jul 29, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁶⁰
6. May 2, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁶¹
7. Feb 3, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁶²
8. Oct 29, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results⁶³

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

261 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 6 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 71 major events, 119 insider forms, 26 large holders, 24 other. The latest 20:

1. Sep 17, 20268-K EDGAR
2. Sep 2, 20264 EDGAR
3. Sep 2, 20268-K EDGAR
4. Aug 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
5. Aug 10, 202610-Q EDGAR
6. Aug 5, 20268-K EDGAR
7. Jun 17, 20264 EDGAR
8. Jun 17, 20268-K EDGAR
9. Jun 12, 20264 EDGAR
10. May 21, 20264 EDGAR
11. May 21, 20264 EDGAR
12. May 19, 20268-K EDGAR
13. May 18, 20264 EDGAR
14. May 18, 20264 EDGAR
15. May 18, 20264 EDGAR
16. May 18, 20264 EDGAR
17. May 18, 20264 EDGAR
18. May 15, 20268-K EDGAR
19. May 14, 20263 EDGAR
20. May 11, 202610-Q EDGAR

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

80 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 79 buys and 1 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

• Ann S. GerdinSCHEDULE 13G/A, 7 filings Feb 11, 2022 to Aug 14, 2026⁶⁴
• DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Apr 9, 2026⁶⁵
• VANGUARD GROUP INCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 5 filings Feb 10, 2022 to Jan 30, 2026⁶⁶
• BlackRockSCHEDULE 13G/A, 5 filings Feb 1, 2022 to Oct 17, 2025⁶⁷
• Michael J. GerdinSCHEDULE 13D/A, 2 filings Nov 24, 2023 to May 7, 2025⁶⁸
• AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCSC 13G/A, 4 filings Feb 4, 2022 to Jul 10, 2024⁶⁹
• 2009 Gerdin Heartland Trust, UTA July 15, 2009SC 13G/A, 2 filings Feb 11, 2022 to Feb 14, 2023⁷⁰

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

Members of Congress who traded it

1 trades disclosed by members of Congress. “Vs S&P since” is the stock’s change since the trade minus the S&P 500’s.

Members report amounts as ranges, not exact figures. Returns are price-only (no dividends).

SEC filer profile

How Heartland Express is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

• Name on EDGARHEARTLAND EXPRESS INC²
• CIK0000799233
• Employer ID (EIN)93-0926999¹⁶
• Filer statusAccelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company¹⁶
• Incorporated inNevada¹⁶
• Fiscal year endsDecember 31²
• Industry code (SIC)4213 Trucking (No Local)²
• SEC reviewing officeOffice of Energy & Transportation, Division of Corporation Finance²
• Business address901 Heartland Way, North Liberty, IA 52317²
• Phone3196457060²
• Shares outstanding77,332,611 as of Aug 6, 2026¹⁴
• Public float$366.4M as of Jun 30, 2025¹⁶
• AuditorGRANT THORNTON LLP, Tulsa, Oklahoma PCAOB ID 248; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting¹⁶
• On EDGAR sinceMay 12, 1995²
• Filings1,074 in all: 4 (333), 8-K (289), 10-Q (96), SC 13G/A (88), SC 13D/A (48), DEF 14A (32), 10-K (31), SC 13G (24)²
  All 31 form types

  3 (23), 5 (23), UPLOAD (17), DEFA14A (16), CORRESP (10), SCHEDULE 13G/A (6), 8-K/A (5), ARS (5), SC 13D (4), 424B1 (3), S-3 (3), 10-C (2), 10-K/A (2), 4/A (2), PRE 14A (2), S-3/A (2), S-3ASR (2), 10-Q/A (1), 424B4 (1), 424B5 (1), EFFECT (1), SCHEDULE 13D/A (1), SCHEDULE 13G (1)

• Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 3, 2026
  Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 10, 2026
  Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 2, 2026
  Latest 8-K (8-K) Sep 17, 2026

Securities registered for trading

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).¹⁶

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks Heartland Express names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026: 30 risks under these headings, as written.¹⁶

• STRATEGIC RISKS
• We may not maintain our current level of operations, and any decrease in revenues, increase in losses, or inability to improve our profitability may impair our ability to implement our business strategy, which could have a materially adverse effect on our results of operations.
• We operate in a highly competitive and fragmented industry, and numerous competitive factors could impair our ability to improve our profitability, limit growth opportunities, and could have a materially adverse effect on our results of operations.
• We may not make acquisitions in the future, or if we do, we may not be successful in integrating the acquired company, either of which could have a materially adverse effect on our business.
• Global conflicts could adversely impact our business and financial results.
• OPERATIONAL RISKS
• Increases in driver compensation or difficulties in attracting and retaining qualified drivers may have a materially adverse effect on our profitability and the ability to maintain or grow our fleet.
• We are dependent on major customers, the loss of one or more of which could have a materially adverse effect on our business.
• Our acquisition of CFI and integration and rebranding of the U.S. operations of CFI into Heartland Express present certain additional risks to our business and operations.
• If fuel prices increase significantly, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
• We depend on the proper functioning and availability of our management information and communication systems and other technology assets (and the data contained therein) and a system failure or unavailability, including those caused by cybersecurity breaches internally or with third parties, or an inability to effectively upgrade such systems and assets, including operating system integration of acquired companies, could cause a significant disruption to our business and have a materially adverse effect on our results of operations.
• If we are unable to retain our key employees or find, develop and retain a core group of managers, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

Legal proceedings

We are a party to ordinary, routine litigation and administrative proceedings incidental to our business. These proceedings primarily involve claims for personal injury, property damage, cargo, and workers’ compensation incurred in connection with the transportation of freight. We maintain insurance to cover liabilities arising from the transportation of freight for amounts in excess of certain self-insured retentions.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.¹⁶

Links

• Websitewww.heartlandexpress.com¹
• WikipediaHeartland Express
• WikidataQ136815592
• SEC EDGARCIK 799233