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Accident and Workers' Compensation Insurance Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Accident and Workers' Compensation Insurance Liabilities [Line Items]    
Excess Insurance Coverage Limit $ 75.0htld_ExcessInsuranceCoverageLimit  
Trust fund requirements 0.7htld_TrustFundRequirements  
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent 12.6us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent 10.5us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent
Restricted Cash and Investments, Noncurrent 0.6us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent  
Restricted Cash and Investments, Current   0.1us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsCurrent
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount 7.5us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount  
Auto liability retention limit minimum [Member]    
Accident and Workers' Compensation Insurance Liabilities [Line Items]    
Auto liability retention limit 0.5htld_AutoLiabilityRetentionLimit
/ htld_SelfInsuranceAxis
= htld_AutoliabilityretentionlimitminimumMember
 
Auto liability retention limit maximum [Member] [Member]    
Accident and Workers' Compensation Insurance Liabilities [Line Items]    
Auto liability retention limit 2.0htld_AutoLiabilityRetentionLimit
/ htld_SelfInsuranceAxis
= htld_AutoliabilityretentionlimitmaximumMemberMember
 
workers compensation retention limit minimum [Member]    
Accident and Workers' Compensation Insurance Liabilities [Line Items]    
Workers compensation retention limit 0.5htld_WorkersCompensationRetentionLimit
/ htld_SelfInsuranceAxis
= htld_WorkerscompensationretentionlimitminimumMember
 
workers compensation retention limit maximum [Member]    
Accident and Workers' Compensation Insurance Liabilities [Line Items]    
Workers compensation retention limit 1.0htld_WorkersCompensationRetentionLimit
/ htld_SelfInsuranceAxis
= htld_WorkerscompensationretentionlimitmaximumMember
 
Gordon Trucking Company, Inc [Member]    
Accident and Workers' Compensation Insurance Liabilities [Line Items]    
Trust fund requirements 0.7htld_TrustFundRequirements
/ htld_SelfInsuranceAxis
= htld_GordonTruckingCompanyIncMember
 
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent $ 0.7us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent
/ htld_SelfInsuranceAxis
= htld_GordonTruckingCompanyIncMember