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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000926784-11-000004
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110225
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110225

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GERDIN RUSSELL A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000926784
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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:		SC 13D
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-39197
		FILM NUMBER:		11639299

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE
		CITY:			NORTH LIBERTY
		STATE:			IA
		ZIP:			52317
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3196263600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE
		CITY:			NORTH LIBERTY
		STATE:			IA
		ZIP:			52317
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<TYPE>SC 13D
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<DESCRIPTION>RUSS AND ANN GERDIN AMENDMENT NO. 18
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<a name="s490DE3B78ECE7D59D45E52C5BD406DAF"></a><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SCHEDULE 13D</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">(Rule 13d-101)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-fam
ily:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT NO. 18</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">HEARTLAND EXPRESS, INC</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">__________________________________________________________________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">(Name o
f Issuer</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">COMMON STOCK</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">__________________________________________________________________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">(Title of Class of Securities)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">422347 10 4</font></div><div style="line-
height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">________________________________________________________________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">(CUSIP Number)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Russell A. Gerdin</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">901 North Kansas Avenue</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">North Liberty, IA 52317</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center
;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Telephone:&nbsp;&nbsp;(319) 626-3600</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Facsimile:&nbsp;&nbsp;(319) 626-3355</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">____________________________________________________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-fa
mily:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">With a&nbsp;&nbsp;copy to:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Mark Scudder, Esq.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Scudder Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">411 South 13</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;font-weight:bold;">th</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> Street, 2</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;font-weight:bold;">nd</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> Floor</font></div><div style="li
ne-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Lincoln, NE 68508</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">February 23, 2011</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">_________________________________________________________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-fam
ily:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. [&nbsp;&nbsp;]</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
 see the Notes).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><br><div style="text-align:center;vertical-align:inherit;"><div style="line-height:120%;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sB8BBDCAE44484BAC9B1F52C5BD40E71F"></a><div style="vertical-align:inherit;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">CUSIP NO.:&nbsp;&nbsp;422347 10 4</font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:60px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><div style="padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin
- -right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td width="7%"></td><td width="7%"></td><td width="7%"></td><td width="79%"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-righ
t:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Russell A. Gerdin, individually and as trustee of the Russell A. Gerdin Revocable Trust and Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS (as defined below)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">2.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:
2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;(a) [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;(b) [X]</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2p
x solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">3.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;">SEC USE ONLY</font></div><div style="vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">4.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-alig
n:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Source of Funds (See Instructions)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">OO</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padd
ing-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">5.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding
- -top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">6.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Citizenship or Place of Organization</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-
right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">United States of America</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="12" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;"><div style="vertical-align:middle;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:middle;">Number of</font></div><div style="vertical-align:middle;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:middle;">Shares Beneficially</font></div><div style="vertical-align:middle;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:middle;">Owned by Each</font></div><div style="vertical-align:middle;font-size:10pt;"><
font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:middle;">Reporting</font></div><div style="vertical-align:middle;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:middle;">Person with</font></div></td><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">7.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Sole Voting Power</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2
px;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;">21,882,525</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:7pt">(1)</sup></font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">8.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2
px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Shared Voting Power</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">0</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><f
ont style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">9.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Sole Dispositive Power</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;">23,818,801 </fon
t><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:7pt">(2)</sup></font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">10.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Shared Dispositive Power</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inh
erit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">0</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">11.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3
" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;">23,818,801 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:7pt">(2)</sup></font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;fo
nt-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">12.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="f
ont-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">13.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit
;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;">26.3% </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:7pt">(3)</sup></font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">14.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right
:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">IN</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">_____________________</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><br><div style="text-align:center;vertical-align:inherit;"><div style="line-height:120%;"><f
ont style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="vertical-align:inherit;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">CUSIP NO.:&nbsp;&nbsp;422347 10 4</font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td width="5%"></td><td width="95%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:7pt;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;vertical-align:top;">(1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style=
"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Comprised of (i) 500,000 shares of Common Stock owned by the Russell A. Gerdin Revocable Trust and (ii) 21,382,525 shares owned by grantor retained annuity trusts established by Mr. Gerdin's spouse for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Gerdin's children (&ldquo;Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS&rdquo;). As the trustee of Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS, Mr. Gerdin has voting power over the shares owned by Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS.</font></div><div><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td width="5%"></td><td width="95%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2
px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:7pt;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;vertical-align:top;">(2)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Comprised of (i) 500,000 shares of Common Stock owned by the Russell A. Gerdin Revocable Trust; (ii) 1,936,276 shares of Common Stock represented by voting trust certificates which are owned by Gerdin Family Investments, LP ("GFI"); and (iii)&nbsp;21,382,525 shares of Common Stock owned by Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS. As the general partner of GFI, Mr. Gerdin has dispositive power over the shares represented by voting trust certificates owned by GFI, but neither Mr. nor Mrs. Gerdin has voting power over such shares. As the trustee of Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS, Mr. Gerdin has dispositive power over all of the shares owned 
by Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS. Mrs. Gerdin does not have voting or dispositive power over any of the shares owned by Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS.</font></div><div><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td width="5%"></td><td width="95%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:7pt;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;vertical-align:top;">(3)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:10pt;">
<font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Based on 90,688,621 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 23, 2011.</font></div><div><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><br><div style="text-align:center;vertical-align:inherit;"><div style="line-height:120%;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s75FA094B077A717DC5FF52C5BD4056E0"></a><div style="vertical-align:inherit;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">CUSIP NO.:&nbsp;&nbsp;422347 10 4</font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><div style="padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cells
pacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td width="7%"></td><td width="7%"></td><td width="7%"></td><td width="79%"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-to
p:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;">Ann S. Gerdin, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">individually and as trustee of the Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">2.</font></div></td><td colspan
="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;(a) [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;(b) [X]</font></div></td></tr><tr><td 
style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">3.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;">SEC USE ONLY</font></div><div style="vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font styl
e="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">4.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Source of Funds (See Instructions)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;
">OO</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">5.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[&n
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">6.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Citizenship or Place of Organization</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></t
d></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">United States of America</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="12" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="vertical-align:middle;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:middle;">Number of</font></div><div style="vertical-align:middle;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:middle;">Shares Beneficially</font></div><div style="vertical-align:middle;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:middl
e;">Owned by Each</font></div><div style="vertical-align:middle;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:middle;">Reporting</font></div><div style="vertical-align:middle;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:middle;">Person with</font></div></td><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">7.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Sole Voting Power</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-
align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;">6,968,230</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">8.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-to
p:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Shared Voting Power</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">0</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">9.</fon
t></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Sole Dispositive Power</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;">6,968,230</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left
:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">10.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Shared Dispositive Power</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="
font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">0</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">11.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:i
nherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;">0</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">12.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Check if the Aggrega
te Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">13.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"
>Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:top;">7.7%</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;
font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">14.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-top:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inhe
rit;font-size:10pt;">IN</font></div></td></tr></table></div><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><br><div style="text-align:center;vertical-align:inherit;"><div style="line-height:120%;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s20529F0209CCB74EAA4E52C5BD4FC0AC"></a><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Russell A. Gerdin previously filed Schedule 13G pursuant to the provisions of Rule 13d-1(d).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Security and Issuer.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">This statement on Schedule 13D (this "Statement") relates to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Heartland Express, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Issuer"). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 901 North Kansas Avenue, North Liberty, IA 52317.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identity and Background.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Statement is being filed jointly on behalf of Russell A. Gerdin and Ann S. Gerdin (together, the "Reporting Persons"). The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be members of a group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The filing of this Statement, however, should not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons comprise a group for purposes of Section 13(d)(3).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;te
xt-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The business address of the Reporting Persons is 901 North Kansas Avenue, North Liberty, IA 52317.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(c)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Mr. Gerdin</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-inde
nt:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The principal occupation of Mr. Gerdin is chief executive officer of the Issuer. The principal business address of the Issuer is 901 North Kansas Avenue, North Liberty, IA 52317.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Mrs. Gerdin</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The principal occupation of Mrs. Gerdin is homemaker. She is also involved in civic and philanthropic commitments. Mrs. Gerdin's business address is 901 North Kansas Avenue, North Liberty, IA 52317. </font></div>
<div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(d) - (e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the last five years, neither of the Reporting Persons has been: (i)&nbsp;convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors); or (ii)&nbsp;a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-s
ize:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Reporting Persons are citizens of the United States of America.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:
10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On July 11, 2007, Mr. Gerdin became trustee over shares owned by certain grantor attained annuity trusts established by Mrs. Gerdin for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Gerdin's children ("Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS"), and Mrs. Gerdin became trustee over shares owned by certain grantor attained annuity trusts established by Mr. Gerdin for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Gerdin's children ("Mr. Gerdin's GRATS" and together with Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS, the "GRATS"). By virtue of Mr. Gerdin becoming trustee of Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS, he received dispositive power over the shares owned by Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS. By virtue of Mrs. Gerdin becoming trustee of Mr. Gerdin's GRATS, she received dispositive power over the shares owned by Mr. Gerdin's GRATS. Thus, Mr. and Mrs. Gerdin are each individually deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by the GRATS over which he or she serves as trustee pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Except for 8,00
0,000 shares owned by Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS, over which Mr. Gerdin had voting power, neither of the Reporting Persons had voting power over the shares owned by the GRATS. The Reporting Persons did not pay money or other consideration in connection with becoming the trustee of the respective GRATS or in obtaining beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the GRATS.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">By virtue of becoming the trustees, the Reporting Persons were deemed to have acquired beneficial ownership over the following number of shares:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-fam
ily:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Mr. Gerdin: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12,372,510 shares</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Mrs. Gerdin: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3,710,555 shares</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">By virtue of becoming the respective trustees, the Reporting Persons have an obligation to file this Schedule 13D.</font></div><br><div style="text-align:center;vertical-align:inherit;"><div style="line-height:120%;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></d
iv><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">See Item 4 also.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purpose of Transaction.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In addition to the transaction described in Item 3, in the future, each Reporting Person from time to time may use his or her personal funds to pur
chase Common Stock for investment purposes. Depending on the volume of any such purchases, if any are made, it is possible that either Mr. Gerdin or Mrs. Gerdin or both Mr. and Mrs. Gerdin together, may become the beneficial owner of more than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer. The Reporting Persons have not made any such purchases to date. If any such purchases are made, the Reporting Persons may cease buying the Common Stock at any time. The Reporting Persons may purchase Common Stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. The Reporting Persons intend to participate in and influence the affairs of the Issuer through the exercise of their voting rights with respect to their shares of Common Stock. In addition, Mr. Gerdin is the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Issuer and, as a result, in the ordinary course or otherwise may take actions to influence the management, business, and affairs of the Issuer.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;te
xt-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Other than as described or contemplated in Item 3, this Item 4, or as announced publicly, neither of the Reporting Persons have any other present plans or proposals with respect to any action referred to in sections (a)&nbsp;through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest in Securities of the Issuer.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font
- -size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As of February 23, 2011, there were 90,688,621 shares of Common Stock outstanding. As of the date hereof, Mr. Gerdin may be deemed to be the beneficial owner (pursuant to Rule 13d-3) of an aggregate of 23,818,801 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 26.3% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. The shares of Common Stock deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Gerdin consist of (i) 500,000 shares of Common Stock owned by the Russell A. Gerdin Revocable Trust over which Mr. Gerdin serves as trustee; (ii)&nbsp;1,936,276 shares of Common Stock represented by voting trust certificates owned by Gerdin Family Investments, LP ("GFI"); and (iii)&nbsp;21,382,525 shares of Common Stock owned by Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS. </font></div><div style="line-height:
120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As of the date hereof, Mrs. Gerdin may be deemed to be the beneficial owner (pursuant to Rule 13d-3) of  6,968,230 shares of Common Stock owned by the Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust over which Mrs. Gerdin serves as trustee, representing approximately 7.7% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As a result of the foregoing, as of the date hereof, the Reporting Persons together may be deemed to be the beneficial owners (pursuant to Rule 13d-3) of an aggregate 30,787,031 s
hares of Common Stock, representing approximately 33.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr. Gerdin has the sole power to vote 21,882,525</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:7pt"> </sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer for which beneficial ownership is reported.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:7pt">1</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Mr. Gerdin has the sole power to dispose of 23,818,801 of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer for whic
h beneficial ownership is reported.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:7pt">2</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Mrs. Gerdin has the sole power to vote and to dispose of 6,968,230 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transactions Effected During the Past 60 Days or since the most recent filing of Schedule 13D:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The following transaction with respect to shares by of the reporting persons was effected since the most recent filing of Schedule 13D. These transaction
s were not effected in the open market.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On December 13, 2010:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">              1) Mrs. Gerdin received an annuity payment of  221,554 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer from the 2008 Ann S. Gerdin Grantor Retained Annuity Trust V.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">              On  January 18, 2011:
</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">              1) Mrs. Gerdin received an annuity payment of  226,532 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer from the 2009 Ann S. Gerdin Grantor Retained Annuity Trust .</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><br><div style="text-align:center;vertical-align:inherit;"><div style="
line-height:120%;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On February 22, 2011:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1) Mr. Gerdin gifted 7,500 shares of the Common Stock of the Issuer from the Russell A. Gerdin Revocable Trust to trusts for the benefit of ten grandchildren (750 shares to each trust).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1) Mrs. 
Gerdin gifted 7,500 shares of the Common Stock of the Issuer from the Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust to trusts for the benefit of ten grandchildren (750 shares to each trust).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On February 23, 2011:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1) Mr. Gerdin gifted 6,527,644 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer to the revocable trust of his spouse, Mrs. Gerdin.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="
line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Not applicable</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;">Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Except as described in Items 3, 4, and 5 of this Statement, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings, or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the Reporting Persons and any person, with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any of the securities of the Issuer, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees or profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies. The Report
ing Persons have entered into a joint filing agreement which is attached as Exhibit 1 hereto.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Material to be Filed as Exhibits.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 25, 2011, by and between
 the Reporting Persons.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">______________&nbsp; </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp; </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:7pt">1</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Comprised of (i) 500,000 shares of Common Stock owned by the Russell A. Gerdin Revocable Trust and (ii) 21,382,525 shares of Common Stock owned by Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS. As the trustee of Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS, Mr. Gerdin has voting power over all of the shares owned by Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-s
ize:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:7pt">2</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Comprised of (i) 500,000 shares of Common Stock owned by the Russell A. Gerdin Revocable Trust; (ii) 1,936,276 shares of Common Stock represented by voting trust certificates owned by GFI; and (iii)&nbsp;21,382,525 shares of Common Stock owned by Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS. As the general partner of GFI, Mr. Gerdin has dispositive power over the shares represented by voting trust certificates owned by GFI, but neither Mr. nor Mrs. Gerdin has voting power over such shares. As the trustee of Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS, Mr. Gerdin has voting and dispositive power over all of the shares owned by Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><br><div style="text-align:center;vertical-align:inh
erit;"><div style="line-height:120%;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s63921A8AA95448241F9452C5BD4F1A46"></a><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth herein is true, complete and correct.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-siz
e:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">RUSSELL A. GERDIN, individually and as trustee of the Russell A. Gerdin Revocable Trust and Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Russell A. Gerdin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left
;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">ANN S. GERDIN, individually and as trustee of the Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Ann S. Gerdin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Dated: February 25, 2011</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><br><div style="text-align:center;vertical-align:inherit;"><div style="line-height:120%;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sACA57306D91B1D3EFCF552C5BD4FEEC5"></a><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit 1</font></div><div style="line-height
:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">JOINT FILING AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock of Heartland Express, Inc. and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><fon
t style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement this 25th day of February, 2011.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">RUSSELL A. GERDIN, individually and as trustee of the Russell A. Gerdin Revocable Trust and Mrs. Gerdin's GRATS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inher
it;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Russell A. Gerdin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">ANN S. GERDIN, individually and as trustee of the Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;"><font style=
"font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Ann S. Gerdin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:240px;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></div><br><div style="text-align:center;vertical-align:inherit;"><div style="line-height:120%;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</fon
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