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EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - HEARTLAND EXPRESS INCexhibit3222017q1.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - HEARTLAND EXPRESS INCexhibit3122017q1.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - HEARTLAND EXPRESS INCexhibit3112017q1.htm
10-Q - 10-Q - HEARTLAND EXPRESS INChtld2017q110q.htm


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 March 31, 2017 (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:
May 10, 2017
 
By:
/s/ Michael J. Gerdin
 
 
 
 
Michael J. Gerdin
 
 
 
 
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer