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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-239983) of Heartland Express, Inc. of our report dated November 14, 2022, with respect to the combined carve-out financial statements which comprise the combined carve-out balance sheets as at December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related combined carve-out statements of net income, comprehensive income, changes in net parent investment and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the combined carve-out financial statement of Transportation Resources Inc., which report appears in the Form 8-K/A of Heartland Express, Inc. dated November 14, 2022.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Montréal, Canada

November 14, 2022

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