THIS IS A CONFIMING COPY OF
                                            DOCUMENT FILED NOVEMBER 9, 1995

                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         WASHINGTON,  D.C.  20549

                                 FORM 8-K

                              CURRENT REPORT

                      PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                      Date of Report October 26, 1995
                     (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

                          HEARTLAND EXPRESS, INC.
          (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                  NEVADA
                       (State or Other Jurisdiction
                     of Incorporation or Organization)

Commission File No. 0-15087                  93-0926999
                                        (IRS Employer Identification No.)

               2777 HEARTLAND DRIVE, CORALVILLE, IOWA  52241
            (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                       Registrant's Telephone Number
                    (including area code)  319-645-2728

Item 5 Other Events.

     On October 26, 1995, the Board of Directors of Heartland Express, Inc.
(the "Company") declared a 53.9591717% stock dividend, in the amount of 
7,009,743 shares of common stock, par value $.10, to be distributed to
stockholders of record on November 20, 1995, prorated to stock ownership,
with 1.539591717 share issued for each share owned on the record date.
Fractional shares will be settled by payment in lieu of issuance of shares.

     The stock issued pursuant to this dividend is a new issue of 7,009,743
shares. The Company's retained earnings will be reduced by $700,954.30 with
a corresponding increase of capital stock outstanding of $700,954.30.  The
dividend issue will increase the total number of the Company's issued and
outstanding shares from 12,990,457 to 20,000,000.

     The purpose of the stock dividend is to increase liquidity for
stockholders of the Company.

                                SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                              HEARTLAND EXPRESS, INC.
                              (Registrant)


Date: November 8, 1995                  //Russell Gerdin//        
                              Russell Gerdin
                              President