Exhibit No. 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL 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 June 30, 2022 (the "Report"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, I, Christopher A. Strain, Vice President-Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial 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: | August 8, 2022 | By: | /s/ Christopher A. Strain | |||||||||||
| Christopher A. Strain | ||||||||||||||
| Vice President-Finance, Treasurer | ||||||||||||||
| and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||