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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000799233-25-000051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HTLD"
cik: "0000799233"
company_name: "HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC"
filed_at: "2025-11-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T00:05:59.104424+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Heartland Express Q3 net loss $8.3M, revenue down 24% YoY; warns no market recovery until 2026

## Summary
- Q3 2025: revenue $196.5M (down 24% from $259.9M), net loss $8.3M ($0.11 diluted EPS) vs $9.3M loss a year ago.
- Nine-month 2025: revenue $626.4M, net loss $33.0M ($0.42 EPS) worsened from $27.9M loss in prior-year period.
- Debt reduced from $494M (2022) to $185M; no draws on $88.3M available line of credit as of Sept 30.
- CEO: freight demand still lags capacity; material market improvement not expected until 2026.
- CFI fleet not profitable; Heartland Express and Millis Transfer posted low-90s OR; all brands on common TMS.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000799233-25-000051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HTLD
- cik: 0000799233
- company_name: HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
- filed_at: 2025-11-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799233/000079923325000051/0000799233-25-000051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799233/000079923325000051/htld-20251031.htm

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