Article: Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Revenues and Earnings for the Third Quarter of 2009 and Named to Forbes 200 Best Small Companies.

Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD) announced financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. Earnings per share decreased 15.8% to $0.16 from $0.19 in the third quarter of 2008. Net income decreased 22.5% to $14.5 million from $18.7 million in the 2008 period. Operating revenues for the quarter decreased 33.3% to $113.4 million from $169.9 million in the third quarter of 2008. Operating revenues for the year have been impacted by the continued impact on demand due to the economic downturn and the related downward pressure on freight rates. In addition, operating revenues for the quarter and the nine month period were impacted by a reduction ...

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