HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 28, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD)
CIK: 0000799233
Period of Report: 2012-12-19

Reporting Person: CROUSE LAWRENCE D (Director, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-19	Common Stock	G	78460	—	Acquired	7093460	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	63866	Indirect
Common Stock	2043372	Indirect
Common Stock	47565	Direct
Common Stock	1936276	Indirect
Common Stock	562669	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The Russell A. Gerdin Revocable Trust distributed 78,460 shares to the 2009 Gerdin Heartland Trust in accordance with the trust document. Mr. Crouse serves as the trustee of this trust.

F2: The reporting person serves as trustee for shares held by the 2009 Gerdin Heartland Trust but has no pecuniary interest in such shares. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.

F3: The reporting person serves as trustee for shares held by trusts for the benefit of the grandchildren of Ann Gerdin in which the reporting person has no pecuniary interest in such shares. Mr. Crouse has shared voting and dispositive power with respect to each trust. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.

F4: The reporting person serves as trustee for shares held by the 2005 Gerdin Children's Trust but has no pecuniary interest in such shares. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.

F5: The reporting person serves as voting trustee for shares represented by a voting certificate held by Gerdin Family Investments, LP. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.

F6: The reporting person serves as trustee for shares held by the 2007 Gerdin Heartland Trust but has no pecuniary interest in such shares. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.