---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000799233-22-000070"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HTLD"
cik: "0000799233"
company_name: "HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC"
filed_at: "2022-11-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T12:31:40.126454+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Heartland Express declares $0.02 quarterly dividend payable Dec 19, 2022

## Summary
- Dividend of $0.02 per share, payable Dec 19, 2022 to shareholders of record Dec 9, 2022.
- Total payout approx. $1.6 million on 79.0 million shares outstanding.
- 78th consecutive quarterly cash dividend; cumulative dividends since Q3 2003 total $542.6 million.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000799233-22-000070
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HTLD
- cik: 0000799233
- company_name: HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
- filed_at: 2022-11-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799233/000079923322000070/0000799233-22-000070-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799233/000079923322000070/htld-20221125.htm

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