SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GERDIN RUSSELL A (Last) (First) (Middle) 901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE (Street) NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC [ HTLD ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/15/2010
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/15/2010		J	V	600,810(1)	D	$0	23,558,015	D(2)
Common Stock	01/15/2010		J	V	600,810(1)	A	$0	12,588,408	D(3)
Common Stock	06/14/2010		J	V	762,674(4)	D	$0	22,795,341	D(2)
Common Stock	06/14/2010		J	V	562,675(4)	A	$0	13,151,083	D(3)
Common Stock	06/21/2010		G	V	6,500,000(5)	D	$0	6,651,083	D(3)
Common Stock	06/21/2010		G	V	6,500,000(5)	A	$0	29,295,341	D(2)
Common Stock								1,936,276	I(6)	By Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GERDIN RUSSELL A (Last) (First) (Middle) 901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE (Street) NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Gerdin Ann S (Last) (First) (Middle) 901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE (Street) NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Spouse

Explanation of Responses:

1. An annuity distribution was made from a grantor retained annuity trust for the benefit of Ann Gerdin was made to Mrs. Gerdin.

2. Shares held by grantor retained annuity trusts for the benefit of the spouse of the reporting person. Mr. Gerdin serves as trustee with respect to each trust.

3. Shares owned by the revocable trusts of the reporting person and his spouse over which the reporting person and his spouse serve as trustees for their respective trusts.

4. An annuity distribution of 562,675 shares from a grantor retained annuity trust for the benefit of Ann Gerdin was made to Mrs. Gerdin with the 199,999 remainder shares distributed to the 2005 Gerdin Children's Trust.

5. A grantor retained annuity trust for the benefit of Mrs. Gerdin was established. Mr. Gerdin serves as trustee.

6. Gerdin Family Investments, LP (the "Limited Partnership") owns a voting trust certificate representing 1,936,276 shares of Heartland Express, Inc. common stock. Mr. Gerdin is the general partner of the Limited Partnership. Although the entire number of shares controlled by the Limited partnership is disclosed herein (as permitted by SEC rules), Mr. Gerdin disclaims beneficial ownership of shares in excess of the number attributable to his ownership interest. Mr. Gerdin is not the voting trustee and has no power to vote the shares in which the Limited Partnership has an interest.

	Russell A. Gerdin	06/25/2010
	Ann S. Gerdin	06/25/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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