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Heartland Express, Inc.
Nasdaq: HTLD
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 PROFILE
Home is where the heart is, and Heartland Express stays close to home as a short- to medium-haul trucking company averaging 558-mile trips. Operating primarily east of the Rockies, the company has focused its short-haul jobs within a 400-mile radius of regional distribution hubs in Atlanta; Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Columbus, Ohio; and Jacksonville, Florida. Heartland also offers limited team service to the western US on a contract basis. Customers include manufacturers and retailers; Sears Logistics Services accounts for 16% of sales. Founder, chairman, and president Russell Gerdin owns almost 53% of the firm.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 274.80
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 5.3%
Employees: 1,728
Revenue per employee: $159,027.78

 KEY PEOPLE
• Russell A. Gerdin
    CEO
• John P. Cosaert
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
2777 Heartland Dr.
Coralville, IA 52241
US
Phone: 319-545-2728
Fax: 319-545-1349
Online: Web Site

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