Michael Gerdin is Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, President and Director of Heartland Express Inc (HTLD). The company reported total compensation of $1,070,362 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,050,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $20,362 |
| Total | $1,070,362 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Heartland Express Inc filed April 2, 2026, accession 0000799233-26-000017.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, President and Director | $1,050,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,362 | $1,070,362 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, President and Director | $1,050,410 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,097 | $1,070,507 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, President and Director | $980,577 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $31,906 | $1,012,483 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Heartland Express Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $5,529,939 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-4,459,577 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 4 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Heartland Express Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Gerdin this page | Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, President and Director | $1,070,362 |
| Christopher Strain | Vice President of Finance, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer | $392,393 |
| Kent Rigdon | Chief Operating Officer | $345,112 |
| Joshua Helmich | Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary | $311,376 |
| David Millis | Director and Millis Transfer President | $294,840 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Heartland Express Inc compensation brief.
Michael Gerdin's compensation sits inside Heartland Express Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.