Michael J. Gerdin - 19 May 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD)

Reporting relationship
Chief Executive Officer, Director, Co-Trustee of 10% Owner, 10%+ Owner
Issuer ticker
HTLD
Reported as of
19 May 2026
Net transaction value
$0
Source evidence Original filing metadata and source links for verification. 4 source fields
SEC form
4
Accepted by SEC
21 May 2026, 17:44:14 UTC
Prior SEC filing
03 Dec 2025
Source filing
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Reporting owner 1 detail
Reporting owner signature
/S/Michael J. Gerdin

Key filing fact

Michael J. Gerdin filed Form 4 for HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) on 21 May 2026.

Key facts

  • This page summarizes Michael J. Gerdin's Form 4 filing for HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD).
  • 2 reported transactions and 0 derivative rows are listed below.
  • Accepted by SEC: 21 May 2026, 17:44.

Change

  • Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 03 Dec 2025.
  • Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

  • This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
  • You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001212393 Primary reporting owner

GERDIN MICHAEL J

Relationship
Chief Executive Officer, Director, Co-Trustee of 10% Owner, 10%+ Owner
Address
901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY
Signature
/S/Michael J. Gerdin
Signature date
21 May 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

HTLD transaction

Common Stock

Gift

Transaction value
Shares
-4,474,456
Change %
-31%
Price
$0.000000*
Shares after
10,000,000
Date
19 May 2026
Ownership
Trustee of GRATs
Footnotes
F1, F2
HTLD transaction

Common Stock

Gift

Transaction value
Shares
+4,474,456
Change %
+100%
Price
$0.000000*
Shares after
8,939,532
Date
19 May 2026
Ownership
Co-Trustee of Trust
Footnotes
F1, F3
HTLD holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after
1,491,868
Date
19 May 2026
Ownership
Trustee of Trust
Footnotes
F4
HTLD holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after
4,283,975
Date
19 May 2026
Ownership
Co-Trustee of Trust
Footnotes
F5
HTLD holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after
38,424
Date
19 May 2026
Ownership
Trustee of Trusts
Footnotes
F6
HTLD holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after
5,003,805
Date
19 May 2026
Ownership
Co-Trustee of Trust
Footnotes
F7
HTLD holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after
1,936,276
Date
19 May 2026
Ownership
Co-General Partner of Partnership
Footnotes
F8
HTLD holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after
438,282
Date
19 May 2026
Ownership
Spouse is Trustee of Shares Held by Trust
Footnotes
F9
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 9 footnotes

Footnote F1

Annuity distributions made from grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs) created for the benefit of Ann Gerdin.

Footnote F2

Mr. Gerdin is the trustee of GRATs established by Ann S. Gerdin for her benefit.

Footnote F3

Mr. Gerdin is a co-trustee of the Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust. As a co-trustee, Mr. Gerdin disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to this trust.

Footnote F4

Mr. Gerdin is the trustee of the Michael J. Gerdin Revocable Trust.

Footnote F5

Mr. Gerdin is a co-trustee of the 2009 Gerdin Heartland Trust. As a co-trustee, Mr. Gerdin disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to this trust.

Footnote F6

Mr. Gerdin is the trustee of trusts created for the benefit of his children.

Footnote F7

Mr. Gerdin is a co-trustee of the 2007 Gerdin Heartland Trust. As a co-trustee, Mr. Gerdin disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to this trust.

Footnote F8

Mr. Gerdin is a co-general partner of Gerdin Family Investments LP. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed except to the extent of Mr. Gerdin's percentage ownership of general and limited partner shares in the partnership.

Footnote F9

Mr. Gerdin's spouse is the trustee of the Michael J. Gerdin Family Trust.

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