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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000799233-06-000049
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060620
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060620
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060620

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000799233
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TRUCKING (NO LOCAL) [4213]
		IRS NUMBER:				930926999
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-15087
		FILM NUMBER:		06914720

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2777 HEARTLAND DR
		CITY:			CORALVILLE
		STATE:			IA
		ZIP:			52241
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3195452728

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2777 HEARTLAND DRIVE
		CITY:			CORALVILLE
		STATE:			IA
		ZIP:			52241
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
        --------------------------------------------------------------


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                  June 20, 2006


                             HEARTLAND EXPRESS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                        Commission File Number - 0-15087


            NEVADA                                           93-0926999
(State of other Jurisdiction                           (IRS Employer ID No.)
        of Incorporation)

2777 HEARTLAND DRIVE, CORALVILLE, IOWA                         52241
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                    (Zip Code)


        Registrant's Telephone Number (including area code): 319-545-2728




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ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS

     On June 20, 2006,  Heartland  Express,  Inc. (the "Company")  announced the
appointment of James G. Pratt as a member of the Board of Directors of Heartland
Express,  Inc. A copy of the press release  issued by the Company is attached as
Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  Exhibits

     The Exhibit listed on the Exhibit Index  accompanying Form 8-K is furnished
herewith.

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.

                                                    HEARTLAND EXPRESS, INC.

Date: June 20, 2006                                 BY: /s/ John P. Cosaert
                                                    -----------------------
                                                    JOHN P. COSAERT
                                                    Vice-President
                                                    Finance and Treasurer











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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1  Press  release  issued by the  Company  on June 20,  2006  announcing  the
appointment of James G. Pratt as a member of the Board of Directors of Heartland
Express, Inc..




































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                                Exhibit No. 99.1


June 20, 2006, For Immediate Release

Press Release

Heartland Express, Inc. Announces New Director.

CORALVILLE,  IOWA - June 20,  2006 -  Heartland  Express,  Inc.  (Nasdaq:  HTLD)
announced  today the  appointment  of James G. Pratt as a member of the Board of
Directors of Heartland Express, Inc.

Mr. Pratt is a certified public  accountant and previously was employed with two
major accounting firms prior to joining Hills Bank and Trust Company.  Mr. Pratt
began his career in public  accounting with Ernst & Ernst, now Ernst & Young, in
their Chicago office in 1972 and left in 1976 as a Senior  Accountant.  In 1976,
he began employment in the Iowa City, Iowa office of McGladrey & Pullen, now RSM
McGladrey,  and was a Manager in the audit area when in 1982 he began employment
with Hills Bank.  He has been the Senior Vice  President & CFO of the Bank since
1986. In addition,  he has served as the Treasurer of Hills  Bancorporation,  an
SEC  reporting  one-bank  holding  company,  since 1983 and  Secretary  of Hills
Bancorporation  since 2004.  Hills  Bancorporation  is a $ 1.4  billion  holding
company located in Hills, Iowa.

Mr. Pratt is a May,1970 graduate of the University of Iowa with a B.B.A. He is a
member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Iowa Society of CPAs. Mr. Pratt
is 57 years old and a native of  Emmetsburg,  Iowa.  He has been married to Mary
since 1971 and they have two adult children.

This  press  release  may  contain   statements  that  might  be  considered  as
forward-looking statements or predictions of future operations.  Such statements
are based on  management's  belief or  interpretation  of information  currently
available.   These   statements  and  assumptions   involve  certain  risks  and
uncertainties.  Actual  events may differ from these  expectations  as specified
from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                        Contact: Heartland Express, Inc.
                           John Cosaert or Mike Gerdin
                                  319-545-2728


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