EX-32.1 4 exhibit3212013q3.htm PRINCIPAL EXEUCTIVE OFFICER SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION
Exhibit No. 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Heartland Express, Inc. (the "Company"), on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013 (the "Report"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, I, Michael J. Gerdin, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: | November 8, 2013 |  | By: | /s/ Michael J. Gerdin
|  |  |  | Michael J. Gerdin
|  |  |  | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Heartland Express, Inc. and will be retained by Heartland Express, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.