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The Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLD) SEC filings page on Stock Titan provides access to the company’s regulatory disclosures as a Nevada-incorporated truckload carrier in the general freight trucking industry. Heartland Express files reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under Commission File Number 000-15087 and IRS Employer Identification Number 93-0926999.
Recent Current Reports on Form 8-K show how the company communicates key events to the market. Item 2.02 filings furnish unaudited quarterly financial results, with press releases attached as Exhibit 99.1 that include consolidated statements of income and condensed consolidated balance sheets. These documents detail operating revenue, operating expenses, operating income or loss, interest income, interest expense, income taxes, and net income or loss, along with basic and diluted earnings or loss per share.
Other 8-K filings under Item 8.01 report the declaration of quarterly cash dividends, describing the per-share dividend amount, the estimated total dividend, and the number of common shares used in the calculation. An Item 5.02 filing describes a restricted stock award grant under the company’s 2021 Restricted Stock Award Plan for a named executive officer, illustrating how equity-based compensation is disclosed.
Heartland Express also explains its use of non-GAAP financial measures such as operating revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue, adjusted operating income (or loss), and adjusted operating ratio. The company provides reconciliations from GAAP to non-GAAP measures in schedules attached to its earnings releases, which are incorporated by reference into certain filings. On Stock Titan, AI-powered tools can help interpret these filings by summarizing key points from 10-K and 10-Q reports when available, highlighting trends in operating ratio, cash flows, debt and finance lease obligations, and dividend activity, and by organizing Form 4 insider transaction data when such filings are present in the SEC record.
Investors can use this page to review Heartland Express’s official disclosures about its financial condition, capital structure, dividend program, and governance-related events, as reported directly to the SEC.
Heartland Express, Inc. reported a leadership change connected to the ongoing integration of the U.S. operations of Contract Freighters, Inc. (“CFI”) into the company. Joshua Helmich has been appointed Chief Administrative Officer of Heartland Express, effective January 1, 2026, and will continue to serve as the company’s Secretary. As part of the CFI integration, he has ceased to serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CFI as of December 31, 2025. This update highlights how Heartland is reshaping its management structure as it brings CFI’s operations more fully into the broader organization.
Heartland Express, Inc. reported that on December 16, 2025 it announced the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend. The announcement was made through a press release that is included as Exhibit 99.1.
The company also noted that its statements may include forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties, and directed readers to the press release and its other SEC filings and stockholder reports for a discussion of factors that could affect future results.
Heartland Express (HTLD) reported Q3 2025 results with operating revenue of $196.5 million and a net loss of $8.3 million. The operating ratio was 103.7%, reflecting cost pressures amid a soft freight market. Fuel surcharge revenue was $24.1 million, and gains on equipment and real estate sales were $6.7 million.
For the first nine months, revenue was $626.4 million with a net loss of $33.0 million and an operating ratio of 105.5%. Cash flow from operations was $74.4 million, supporting $97.0 million of capital purchases and $72.7 million of asset sale proceeds. Cash and cash equivalents were $32.7 million, with $174.9 million outstanding on the term facility and no draws on the revolver; $88.3 million remained available. Interest expense declined on lower average debt, and depreciation and amortization eased with fleet adjustments.
The company repurchased 0.2 million shares for $1.4 million in Q3 and paid a $0.02 per share dividend. Shares outstanding were 77,447,537 as of November 6, 2025.
Heartland Express, Inc. furnished an 8-K announcing its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The company issued the press release on October 31, 2025.
The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference. The information in Items 2.02 and 9.01 is expressly furnished, not filed, and includes forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties.
Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD) disclosed an executive equity grant. On October 22, 2025, the Compensation Committee approved a restricted stock award under the Company’s 2021 Restricted Stock Award Plan.
David P. Millis, Director and President of Millis Transfer, received 11,947 shares, and the award vested immediately. This filing outlines a compensatory action for a named executive officer and does not describe additional transactions or changes.
Heartland Express (HTLD) reported an insider equity transaction for director and officer David Paul Millis. On 10/22/2025, he received 11,947 shares of common stock as a restricted stock award under the 2021 Restricted Stock Plan, which vested immediately. To satisfy tax withholding upon vesting, 3,929 shares were withheld at $8.37 per share. Following these transactions, he beneficially owned 56,736.92 shares of common stock, held directly.
Joshua Stefan Helmich, SVP and CFO of Heartland Express, reported on a Form 4 that 70 shares of Heartland Express Inc. (HTLD) were disposed of on 10/01/2025 at a price of $8.33 per share. The filing explains these shares were deemed withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting of restricted stock granted to the reporting person. After the transaction, the filing shows the reporting person beneficially owned 7,613 shares directly. The Form 4 was signed by power of attorney and dated 10/03/2025.
Michael J. Gerdin, reporting person for Heartland Express Inc. (HTLD), reported open-market purchases of the issuer's common stock on 08/14/2025, 08/15/2025 and 08/18/2025 totaling 29,999 shares (1,314; 3,888; 24,798) at prices of $8.20 and a weighted average of $8.1876 on 08/18/2025. After the reported purchases, one line of holdings shows 1,491,868 shares beneficially owned following the 08/18 transaction.
The filing discloses that Mr. Gerdin holds extensive indirect interests through multiple trusts and partnerships: disclosed indirect holdings include 4,474,456, 14,465,076, 4,283,975, 5,003,805, 1,936,276, 438,282, and other trust balances. Roles noted include trustee, co-trustee, co-general partner, and that his spouse is trustee of a family trust. The filing explains the weighted average price range ($8.16–$8.20) and offers to provide detailed per-price purchase counts on request.
Heartland Express (HTLD) Schedule 13G/A: Four reporting persons—Ann S. Gerdin, the Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust, Julie J. Durr and Angela K. Janssen—report shared beneficial ownership of Heartland Express common stock. The filing shows Ann S. Gerdin (via trust and GFI) directly associated with 16,401,352 shares (21.2%). Julie J. Durr may be deemed to beneficially own 26,942,056 shares (34.8%). Angela K. Janssen may be deemed to beneficially own 27,436,618 shares (35.4%). Percentages are calculated using 77,408,229 shares outstanding as of August 6, 2025. The reporting persons state shared voting and dispositive power over many shares and include disclaimers where they lack sole control.
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