On March 13, 2026, Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLD) announced the declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share. This dividend will be paid on April 3, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 24, 2026. The company estimates that a total of approximately $1.6 million will be distributed among its approximately seventy-eight million shares of common stock. This marks the ninety-first consecutive quarterly cash dividend paid by Heartland Express, reflecting the company's commitment to returning value to its shareholders. Since the inception of its dividend program in the third quarter of 2003, Heartland Express has paid a total of $563.0 million in cash dividends, including four special dividends. The announcement of this dividend is expected to have a small positive effect on the stock price, as it reinforces the company's financial stability and commitment to shareholder returns.

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