X0303 4 2010-12-13 0 0000799233 HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC HTLD 0000926784 GERDIN RUSSELL A 901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317 1 1 1 0 Chief Executive Officer 0001483283 Gerdin Ann S 901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317 0 0 0 1 spouse Common Stock 2010-12-13 5 J 0 E 221554 0 D 21609057 I By Trust Common Stock 2011-01-18 5 J 0 E 226532 0 D 21382525 I By Trust Common Stock 2010-12-13 5 J 0 E 221554 0 A 7256698 I By Trust Common Stock 2011-01-18 5 J 0 E 226532 0 A 7483230 I By Trust Common Stock 1936276 I By GFI, LP 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. 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. Gerdin Family Investments, LP (the "GFI") owns a voting trust certificate representing 1,936,276 shares of Heartland Express, Inc. common stock. Mr. and Mrs. Gerdin are general partners of GFI. Although the entire number of shares controlled by GFI is disclosed herein (as permitted by SEC rules), Mr. and Mrs. Gerdin disclaim beneficial ownership of shares in excess of the number attributable to their ownership interest. Mr. and Mrs. Gerdin are not voting trustees and have no power to vote the shares in which GFI has an interest. Annuity distributions of 448,086 shares were made from grantor retained annuity trusts for the benefit of Ann Gerdin. These shares were distributed to the revocable trust of Mrs. Gerdin. /s/Russell A. Gerdin 2011-01-31 /s/Ann S. Gerdin 2011-01-31