secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD)
CIK:        0000799233
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-18T21:52:49+00:00
Accession:  0000799233-26-000033
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Heartland Express adjusts compensation for three named executive officers
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- CFO Strain salary increased $11,024 to $375,024; COO Rigdon +$10,400 to $338,000; CAO Helmich +$9,100 to $295,100, effective May 14, 2026.
- Compensation Committee granted 500 immediately-vesting restricted shares each to Strain, Rigdon, and Helmich on May 15, 2026.
- Equity awards issued under the 2021 Restricted Stock Award Plan; no departures or new appointments reported.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799233/000079923326000033/0000799233-26-000033-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799233/000079923326000033/htld-20260514.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000799233-26-000033

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