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NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, Oct. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD ) announced that members of management will present and participate at Baird's 2023 Global Industrial Conference on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, Sept. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD) announced that Mike Gerdin, Chief Executive Officer, and Chris Strain, Chief Financial Officer, will participate at the Morgan Stanley 11th Annual Laguna Conference on Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

Although the revenue and EPS for Heartland Express (HTLD) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2023, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Heartland Express (HTLD) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.10 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.16 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.97 per share a year ago.

Heartland Express, Inc. made two large deals last summer which transformed the business. Sales doubled practically overnight as margins took a beating, due to addition of lower margin activities and a slowdown in the sector. I am cautiously upbeat here, still taking a wait-and-see approach at this point in time.

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, May 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD ) announced that members of management will participate at the 2023 UBS Global Industrials and Transportation Conference on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 8:00 am (eastern time).

Truckload carrier Heartland Express expects the current freight environment marked by soft demand and rate pressure to last another one to two quarters. Heartland (NASDAQ: HTLD) reported first-quarter earnings per share of 16 cents late Thursday, a 2-cent miss, according to Seeking Alpha.

Heartland saw weaker operating earnings in the fourth quarter, with the business pressured by weaker freight demand, a weaker market for used equipment, and the inclusion of less-efficient acquired businesses. Trucking continues to correct, with spot rates down over 20% on weak freight demand and still-abundant capacity.

Truckload carrier Heartland Express reported only a slight increase in operating income for the fourth quarter despite making acquisitions that doubled the size of the company. Compared to the year-ago quarter Heartland's (NASDAQ: HTLD) consolidated revenue increased 140% with adjusted operating income moving just 2% higher.

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, Feb. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD) announced that on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, Chris Strain, Chief Financial Officer, and Josh Helmich, Vice President, Controller, and Corporate Secretary will participate in the Stifel 2023 Transportation & Logistics Conference.