0001212581-15-000002.txt : 20150312 0001212581-15-000002.hdr.sgml : 20150312 20150312153706 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001212581-15-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150310 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150312 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150312 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000799233 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TRUCKING (NO LOCAL) [4213] IRS NUMBER: 930926999 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE CITY: NORTH LIBERTY STATE: IA ZIP: 52317 BUSINESS PHONE: 3196263600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE CITY: NORTH LIBERTY STATE: IA ZIP: 52317 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CROUSE LAWRENCE D CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001212581 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-15087 FILM NUMBER: 15695783 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 901 N KANSAS AVE CITY: NORTH LIBERTY STATE: IA ZIP: 52317 4 1 wf-form4_142618901615394.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2015-03-10 0 0000799233 HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC HTLD 0001212581 CROUSE LAWRENCE D PO BOX 480 BURKE SD 57523 1 0 1 0 Common Stock 2015-03-10 4 S 0 3737500 23.0375 D 4309316 I Trustee of Trust Common Stock 89952 I Trustee of Trusts Common Stock 2043372 I Trustee of Trust Common Stock 47565 D Common Stock 1936276 I Voting Trustee Common Stock 562669 I Trustee of Trust The reporting person serves as trustee for shares held by the 2009 Gerdin Heartland Trust but has no pecuniary interest in such shares. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed. The reporting person serves as co-trustee for shares held by trusts for the benefit of the grandchildren of Ann Gerdin in which the reporting person has no pecuniary interest in such shares. Mr. Crouse has shared voting and dispositive power with respect to each trust. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed. The reporting person serves as trustee for shares held by the 2005 Gerdin Children's Trust but has no pecuniary interest in such shares. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed. The reporting person serves as voting trustee for shares represented by a voting certificate held by the Gerdin Family Investments, LP, Beneficial ownership is disclaimed. The reporting person serves as trustee for shares held by the 2007 Gerdin Heartland Trust but has no pecuniary interest in such shares. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed. /s/Lawrence D. Crouse, by Thomas E. Hill, pursuant to power of attorney filed herewith 2015-03-12 EX-24 2 ex-24.htm LAWRENCE D. CROUSE

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of John P. Cosaert and Tom E. Hill, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as a stockholder of Heartland Express, Inc. (the "Company"), Schedules 13D and 13G and Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 13 or 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Act"), and the rules thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Schedule 13D or 13G or Form 3, 4, or 5, including a Form ID, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such schedule or form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's sole discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 13 or 16 of the Act.

In consideration of the attorneys-in-fact acting on the undersigned's behalf pursuant to this Power of Attorney, the undersigned hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each attorney-in-fact, each substitute attorney-in-fact, and each of their respective heirs, executors, legal representatives, successors, and assigns from and against the entirety of any and all losses, claims, causes of action, damages, fines, defense costs, amounts paid in settlement, liabilities, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses (collectively, "Losses"), relating to or arising out of the exercise of this Power of Attorney by any such attorney-in-fact or substitute attorney-in-fact, and will reimburse each such indemnified person for all Losses as they are incurred by such indemnified person in connection with any pending or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding, or investigation with which such indemnified person is or is threatened to be made a party. The undersigned will not, however, be responsible for any Losses that are finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from an attorney-in-fact's or substitute attorney-in-fact's bad faith or willful misconduct.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Schedules 13D and 13G and Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of July, 2010.

/s/Lawrence D. Crouse
 Lawrence D. Crouse