Heartland Express Inc. HTLD

What this company does

The company and its subsidiaries operate as a short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services provider. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for major shippers across the United States, along with cross-border freight and Mexico logistics services. Heartland Express was founded by Russell A. Gerdin in 1978 and became publicly traded in November 1986. Over thirty-nine years, from 1986 to 2025, revenues grew from $21.6 million to $805.7 million. The company operates twenty-five terminal facilities throughout the contiguous United States and one in Mexico, in addition to its terminal and corporate headquarters in North Liberty, Iowa. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the company had an average of approximately 4,560 drivers and non-driving personnel, compared to approximately 5,700 in the prior year.

Written from the business description in Heartland Express, Inc.'s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 3 March 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.