401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$94M
Total assets Below avg plan size
2,180
Participants Above avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$43,286
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa · Iowa · Transportation & Warehousing

$94M in assets, 2,180 participants

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa's Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan reported $94M in total assets and 2,180 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #3,532 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan covers 2,180 participants in Iowa, 3.6x the typical Iowa plan (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $94M.

#3,532
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-22.6%
assets change YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $28M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$94,364,560 Top 8% higher than 92% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,180 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 420758403 · Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa PY 2022 · 401(k)

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan · $94M · 2,180 · 92nd

  • SCH $94M
  • SCH 2,180
  • SCH 92nd
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Shannon & Wilson, Inc. Ps Retirement & 401(k) Plan and Trust
  • SCH ind #3532

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Iowa →

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Savings Plan for Employees of the Gerresheimer CompaniesSavings Plan for Employees o…$94MVacasa 401(k) Plan$94MHeartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) PlanHeartland Express, Inc. of I…$94MShannon & Wilson, Inc. Ps Retirement & 401(k) Plan and TrustShannon & Wilson, Inc. Ps Re…$94MExtra Space Management, Inc. 401(k) PlanExtra Space Management, Inc.…$94M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$122M
Net Assets (End of Year)$94M
Net Income-$28M
Employer EIN420758403
Plan Effective Date1991-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$103M 8.720814254843132% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$90M$95M$100M$105M 202220232024 $94.4M $103M ▲ +8.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,180 $94M
2023 1 1,814 $101M
2024 1 2,059 $103M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.09436456 · Participants: 2180Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.613396259 · Participants: 12201The Principal Select Savings PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.684422851 · Participants: 28603Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.447514997 · Participants: 59826The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.275604074 · Participants: 13793The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.116061137 · Participants: 7262Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Shannon & Wilson, Inc. Ps Retirement & 401(k) Plan and Trust in WA ($94M); by covered participants it is Kroenke Sports 401(k) Savings Plan in CO (2,180 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,180 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 22.6% during 2022, from $122M to $94M. Reported net income was -$28M.
How have Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa's sponsor-wide assets grew 8.7%, from $94M to $103M.
Where does Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Shannon & Wilson, Inc. Ps Retirement & 401(k) Plan and Trust in WA ($94M, 297 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kroenke Sports 401(k) Savings Plan in CO (2,180 participants, $82M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 420758403.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.