What SEC filings does Heartland Express, Inc. submit to the SEC?

Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about HTLD?

A Form 4 for HTLD discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Heartland Express, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for HTLD?

The 10-K is Heartland Express, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all HTLD SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Heartland Express, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for HTLD. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Heartland Express, Inc. file with the SEC?

Heartland Express, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling HTLD shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

HTLD SEC Filing News — Heartland Express, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-09-17.

Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload services for shippers; cross-border freight and other transportation services; and temperature-controlled truckload services. The company offers its services under the Heartland Express, Millis Transfer, Smith Transport, and CFI brand names. It primarily…

Sector: Industrials Industry: Trucking Market Cap: $815.2M

Total Filings

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Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

What you're looking at: Each item below is parsed from an actual SEC filing submitted by Heartland Express, Inc.. Form 4 = confirmed insider transaction · Form 144 = proposed sale notice · 8-K = material event (earnings, M&A, leadership change, etc.) · 10-Q / 10-K = quarterly / annual report.

HTLD Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-04-24 — 2026-09-17

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

1 buy vs 1 sell

Insider buying and selling activity is balanced in this period.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$492.1K

Millis David Paul (Director) · 2026-06-17

31,402 shares · Form 4

Insider Transactions 11 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 11 filings in this group are Form 4s for Heartland Express, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 11 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 7 compensation award, 2 gift, 1 open-market purchase and 1 open-market sale. 2 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×7: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Gift ×2: Shares were transferred as a gift, typically for estate or charitable planning. No sale into the market took place.
Open-market purchase ×1: The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.
Open-market sale ×1: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-02

HTLD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

PRATT JAMES G (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	5,000	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: PRATT JAMES G (Director) Shares: 5,000

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-17

HTLD insider Millis David Paul (Director) sold 31,402 shares (~$492.1K)

Millis David Paul, listed as Director at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC, reported an open-market sale of 31,402 HTLD shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	31,402	$15.67	$492.1K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Millis David Paul (Director) Shares: 31,402 Est. Value: $492.1K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market purchase Insider Buying 2026-06-12

HTLD insider SPALDING DAVID P (Director) bought 2,000 shares (~$31.4K)

SPALDING DAVID P, listed as Director at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC, reported an open-market purchase of 2,000 HTLD shares in a Form 4 filing. Insider buying is often treated as a bullish signal because company insiders are committing their own capital.

The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`P`	Open-market purchase	2,000	$15.69	$31.4K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SPALDING DAVID P (Director) Shares: 2,000 Est. Value: $31.4K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Gift Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-21

HTLD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

GERDIN MICHAEL J (Director, Chief Executive Officer, 10% Owner) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were transferred as a gift, typically for estate or charitable planning. No sale into the market took place.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`G`	Gift	4,474,456	—	—
`G`	Gift	4,474,456	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: GERDIN MICHAEL J (Director, Chief Executive Officer, 10% Owner) Shares: 8,948,912

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Gift Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-21

HTLD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust (10% Owner) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were transferred as a gift, typically for estate or charitable planning. No sale into the market took place.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`G`	Gift	4,474,456	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust (10% Owner) Shares: 4,474,456

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-18

HTLD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Helmich Joshua Stefan (CAO and Secretary) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	500	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	167	$13.30	$2.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Helmich Joshua Stefan (CAO and Secretary) Shares: 667

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-18

HTLD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Strain Christopher Alan (Vice President/CFO/Treasurer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	500	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Strain Christopher Alan (Vice President/CFO/Treasurer) Shares: 500

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-18

HTLD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Rigdon Kent Daryl (Chief Operating Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	500	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	167	$13.30	$2.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rigdon Kent Daryl (Chief Operating Officer) Shares: 667

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-18

HTLD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

EICKMAN KRIS ERIC (VP of Information Technology) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	500	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	167	$13.30	$2.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: EICKMAN KRIS ERIC (VP of Information Technology) Shares: 667

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-18

HTLD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	500	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust (10% Owner) Shares: 500

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-04-24

HTLD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Millis David Paul (Director, President of Millis Transfer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	2,866	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	1,069	$11.58	$12.4K
`A`	Compensation award	2,000	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	746	$13.03	$9.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Millis David Paul (Director, President of Millis Transfer) Shares: 6,681

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 7 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 7 in this period for Heartland Express, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-09-17