Heartland Express (HTLD) Tops Q2 EPS by 1c

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Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Revenues and Earnings for the Second Quarter of 2015 - Net Income Increased 32% Compared to 1st Quarter 2015 and Lower Operating Ratio Compared to 1st Quarter 2015 and

July 28, 2015 11:43 AM EDT

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, July 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD) announced today financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.  Highlights included:

Net Income increased 32.4% sequentially to 1st quarter of 2015, Operating Ratio improvement from 84.9% to 81.4% sequentially to 1st quarter of 2015,Operating Ratio improvement from 82.1% 2nd quarter of 2014 to 81.4% 2nd quarter of 2015 ,Operating Ratio improvement from 86.4% year to date 2014 to 83.1% same period 2015,Operating Ratio improvements despite a 13% increase in average driver wages implemented over November 2014 and January... More