secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD)
CIK:        0000799233
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000799233-26-000025
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Heartland Express Q1 net loss $4.8M; revenue down to $176.3M; operating ratio 101.9%
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- Operating revenue $176.3M vs $219.4M YoY; fuel surcharge $22.4M vs $26.3M.
- Net loss $4.8M ($0.06 basic loss per share) vs $13.9M ($0.18) in Q1 2025.
- Operating ratio improved 490bp to 101.9%; non-GAAP adjusted OR 101.3%.
- Acquisition debt reduced from $494.1M (2022) to $149.9M; Smith Transport debt fully retired.
- Regular dividend of $0.02/share declared, paid Apr 3; net capex expected $10-20M in 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799233/000079923326000025/0000799233-26-000025-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799233/000079923326000025/htld-20260423.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000799233-26-000025

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