Heartland Express Inc
A trucking company that hauls dry van freight on short-to-medium trips across the U.S., running under the Heartland Express, Millis Transfer, Smith Transport, and CFI brands. Founded in 1978 when Russell Gerdin bought a small Iowa hauler called Scott's Transportation and renamed it Heartland Express, it has grown through ten acquisitions since 1986. Fun fact: the current CEO started with the company in 1983 as a teenager washing trucks.
Granted 1.5K · Bought 1.55M · Sold 3.75M
Bought 1.30M · Sold 7.49M
Bought 666.0K · Sold 3.74M
Granted 1.21M · Sold 250.0K
Granted 692.2K · Sold 200.0K
Granted 955.3K · Sold 650.7K
Granted 29.0K · Sold 49.1K
Granted 1.4K · Bought 28.6K
Granted 26.3K
Granted 2.0K · Bought 36.5K
Granted 25.0K · Sold 22.4K
Granted 41.1K · Bought 1.4K · Sold 31.4K
Granted 1.4K · Bought 19.5K
Granted 14.5K · Sold 1.0K
Granted 19.0K · Sold 34.7K
Granted 1.5K
Granted 5.5K
Granted 1.5K
Granted 1.0K
Granted 10.0K · Sold 4.5K
Granted 1.4K · Bought 2.0K
Granted 1.4K
Bought 2.0K
Bought 2.0K
Granted 2.0K · Sold 3.0K
| Insider | Stake change | Holds now | Granted / vested | Bought | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerdin Russell ACHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Director, 10% owner · 21 transactions | — | 88.54Mas of Jul 2007 | — | — | — |
| Gerdin Russell A +1 co-filerChief Executive Officer, Director, 10% owner · 29 transactions | — | 24.79Mas of Aug 2011 | — | — | — |
| Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust +3 co-filers10% owner, Co-Trustee of 10% Owner, Co-Trustee of 10% Owner, 10% owner · 119 transactions | — | 23.31M | 1.5K | 1.55M | 3.75M |
| Gerdin Ann S10% owner · 21 transactions | — | 20.51Mas of Dec 2015 | — | — | — |
| Gerdin Michael JChief Executive Officer, Director, 10% owner, Co-Trustee of 10% Owner · 214 transactions | — | 20.40M | — | 1.30M | 7.49M |
| Crouse Lawrence DDirector, 10% owner · 35 transactions | — | 6.88Mas of Dec 2015 | — | 666.0K | 3.74M |
| Gordon Steven MCOO of Subsidiary · 6 transactions | — | 964.1Kas of Jun 2015 | 1.21M | — | 250.0K |
| Gordon Scott A.CIO of Subsidiary · 5 transactions | — | 492.2Kas of Jun 2015 | 692.2K | — | 200.0K |
| Gordon Larry J.Director · 16 transactions | — | 304.6Kas of May 2023 | 955.3K | — | 650.7K |
| Cosaert John PExec Vice President · 27 transactions | — | 57.7Kas of Sep 2017 | 29.0K | — | 49.1K |
| Pratt James GDirector · 8 transactions | — | 53.4Kas of May 2025 | 1.4K | 28.6K | — |
| Donovan Michael PaulCOO of Smith Transport · 3 transactions | — | 40.0Kas of Aug 2024 | 26.3K | — | — |
| Hira Tahira KDirector · 2 transactions | — | 38.5Kas of Nov 2021 | 2.0K | 36.5K | — |
| Meehan Richard LExec Vice President · 25 transactions | — | 37.6Kas of Jun 2013 | 25.0K | — | 22.4K |
| Millis David PaulDirector · 14 transactions | — | 28.4K | 41.1K | 1.4K | 31.4K |
| Sullivan Michael JohnDirector · 18 transactions | — | 24.9Kas of Apr 2024 | 1.4K | 19.5K | — |
| Strain Christopher AlanVice President/CFO/Treasurer · 12 transactions | — | 21.5K | 14.5K | — | 1.0K |
| Hill Thomas EVice Pres/Controller/Sec · 13 transactions | — | 18.2Kas of Dec 2014 | 19.0K | — | 34.7K |
| Trimble Todd AllanVP of Safety and Security · 6 transactions | — | 13.3Kas of Apr 2025 | 1.5K | — | — |
| Eickman Kris EricVP of Information Technology · 7 transactions | — | 8.5K | 5.5K | — | — |
| Helmich Joshua StefanCAO and Secretary · 6 transactions | — | 8.1K | 1.5K | — | — |
| Borden Jo AnneVP of HR and Risk Management · 1 transaction | — | 4.6Kas of Mar 2022 | 1.0K | — | — |
| Wilkinson Dennis JVice President of Operations · 9 transactions | — | 3.5Kas of Sep 2015 | 10.0K | — | 4.5K |
| Neville Brenda SDirector · 4 transactions | — | 3.4Kas of May 2023 | 1.4K | 2.0K | — |
| Allen Benjamin JDirector · 13 transactions | — | 3.0Kas of May 2023 | 1.4K | — | — |
| Hupfeld AmandaDirector · 1 transaction | — | 2.0Kas of May 2025 | — | 2.0K | — |
| Spalding David PDirector · 1 transaction | — | 2.0K | — | 2.0K | — |
| Rigdon Kent DarylChief Operating Officer · 13 transactions | — | 1.4K | 2.0K | — | 3.0K |
Select a row to see that insider’s individual transactions. Sum of the holdings confirmed in the 12 months before this insider's last filing. A Form 4 reports a holding per line — held directly, or through a named trust, partnership or foundation, and in each share class separately — never a person’s total. Lines not restated in that time are left out and shown apart: an active filer restates what they still hold, so a line they did not restate is more often an entity since renamed, whose shares a successor line reports too. An amber marker means some were left out.
Net open-market activity over all recorded history: -12.61M shares. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded — they are compensation mechanics, not decisions to buy or sell.