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Acquisition of Gordon Trucking, Inc. Potential Earn Out Schedule (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Nov. 11, 2013
Acquisition of Gordon Trucking [Abstract]          
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High $ 8,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh $ 6,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh $ 6,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh $ 20,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh $ 20,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
Earn Out Agreement     13,600,000htld_Businesscombinationcontingentconsiderationfairvalue 13,600,000htld_Businesscombinationcontingentconsiderationfairvalue  
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Current     2,300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityCurrent    
business combination contingent consideration fair value non-current     $ 11,300,000htld_Businesscombinationcontingentconsiderationfairvaluenoncurrent $ 13,600,000htld_Businesscombinationcontingentconsiderationfairvaluenoncurrent