Heartland Express Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1978

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 3,630

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • HTLD

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 6

  • Share Price
  • $10.49
  • (As of Friday Closing)

Heartland Express General Information

Description

Heartland Express Inc, along with its subsidiaries, operates as a short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services provider. It mainly provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for shippers across the United States, along with cross-border freight and other transportation services offered through third-party partnerships in Mexico. The group operates under the brand names of Heartland Express, Millis Transfer, Smith Transport, and CFI (for services within Mexico).

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Corporate Office
  • 901 North Heartland Way
  • North Liberty, IA 52317
  • United States
+1 (319)
Primary Industry
Road
Stock Exchange
NAS
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 901 North Heartland Way
  • North Liberty, IA 52317
  • United States
+1 (319)

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Heartland Express Stock Performance

As of 13-Nov-2026, Heartland Express’s stock price is $10.49. Its current market cap is $806M with 77M shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$10.49 $10.36 $7.00 - $16.64 $806M 77M 682K -$0.16

Heartland Express Financials Summary

As of 30-Sep-2026, Heartland Express has a trailing 12-month revenue of $719M.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 30-Sep-2026 FY 2025 31-Dec-2025 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023
EV 981,850 854,713 1,066,371 1,462,199
Revenue 719,242 805,709 1,047,511 1,207,458
EBITDA 128,499 101,786 161,287 241,424
Net Income (12,722) (52,453) (29,722) 14,775
Total Assets 1,122,997 1,191,617 1,334,192 1,509,646
Total Debt 114,181 161,420 208,614 317,441
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Heartland Express Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Post-Val Status Debt

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Heartland Express Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Heartland Express Inc, along with its subsidiaries, operates as a short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and tra
Road
North Liberty, IA
3,630 As of 2026

Mondovi, WI
 

Chattanooga, TN
 
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Heartland Express Competitors (23)

One of Heartland Express’s 23 competitors is Marten Transport, a Corporation company based in Mondovi, WI.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Marten Transport Corporation Mondovi, WI
Covenant Logistics Group Corporation Chattanooga, TN
U.S. Xpress Enterprises Corporate Backed or Acquired Chattanooga, TN
Werner Enterprises Corporation Omaha, NE
International Motors (Road) Corporate Backed or Acquired Lisle, IL
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Heartland Express Signals

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Heartland Express Acquisitions (6)

Heartland Express’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with TFI International (CFI's Truckload, Temp Control and Mexican Logistics Businesses) for . The deal was made on 31-Aug-2022.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
TFI International (CFI's Truckload, Temp Control and Mexican Logistics Businesses) 31-Aug-2022 Merger/Acquisition Logistics
Transportation Resources 31-Aug-2022 Merger/Acquisition Logistics
Smith Transport 31-May-2022 Merger/Acquisition Logistics
Millis Transfer 26-Aug-2019 Merger/Acquisition Road
Interstate Distributor Company 06-Jul-2017 Merger/Acquisition Logistics
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Heartland Express ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated November, 04, 2026

22.04 | Med Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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of 321

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Subindustry

of 48

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Heartland Express Affiliates

Subsidiaries (5)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Transportation Resources Memphis, TN 1998
Smith Transport Roaring Spring, PA 1982
Heartland Express, Inc. Of Iowa North Liberty, IA 1955
Contract Freighters Joplin, MO 1951
Millis Transfer Black River Falls, WI 1936

Heartland Express FAQs

  • When was Heartland Express founded?

    Heartland Express was founded in 1978.

  • Where is Heartland Express headquartered?

    Heartland Express is headquartered in North Liberty, IA.

  • What is the size of Heartland Express?

    Heartland Express has 3,630 total employees.

  • What industry is Heartland Express in?

    Heartland Express’s primary industry is Road.

  • Is Heartland Express a private or public company?

    Heartland Express is a Public company.

  • What is Heartland Express’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Heartland Express is HTLD.

  • What is the current stock price of Heartland Express?

    As of 13-Nov-2026 the stock price of Heartland Express is $10.49.

  • What is the current market cap of Heartland Express?

    The current market capitalization of Heartland Express is $806M.

  • What is Heartland Express’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Heartland Express is $719M.

  • Who are Heartland Express’s competitors?

    Marten Transport, Covenant Logistics Group, U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Werner Enterprises, and International Motors (Road) are some of the 23 competitors of Heartland Express.

  • What is Heartland Express’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Heartland Express’s EPS for 12 months was -$0.16.

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