HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Feb 27, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD)
CIK: 0000799233
Period of Report: 2004-02-26

Reporting Person: HILL THOMAS E (VICE PRESIDENT/CONTROLLER)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-02-26	COMMON STOCK	S	1000	$22.17	Disposed	23110	Direct

Footnotes

F1: ITEM 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transactions.
The 23,110 shares owned directly included 7,500 shares of Heartland Express, Inc. Common stock received as a grant of a restricted stock award. The 7,500 shares are subject to vesting, forfeiture, and transfer restrictions over a five-year period beginning March 7, 2002. The reporting person has voting power but does not have dispositive power until vesting requirements are satisfied. Vesting, forfeiture, and transfer restrictions will lapse as follows: 40% on March 7, 2004, 20% on March 7
, 2005, 20% on March 7, 2006 and 20% on March 7, 2007.