401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

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

Data updated 2026-08-25

$101M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,814
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$55,453
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

$101M in assets, 1,814 participants

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa's Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan reported $101M in total assets and 1,814 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #3,005 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan covers 1,814 participants in Iowa, 3.0x the typical Iowa plan (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $101M.

#3,005
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+6.6%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$100,591,111 Top 9% higher than 91% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (1,814 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 2,180 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,814 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $94M in the plan year 2022 filing to $101M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 420758403 · Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa PY 2023 · 401(k)

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan · $101M · 1,814 · 91st

  • 5500 $101M
  • 5500 1,814
  • 5500 91st
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Lendmark 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #3005

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

Lendmark 401(k) Plan$101MMccormick Barstow 401(k) Retirement PlanMccormick Barstow 401(k) Ret…$101MHeartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) PlanHeartland Express, Inc. of I…$101MInternational Bancshares Corporation Employees Profit Sharing Plan and TrustInternational Bancshares Cor…$101M1199seiu National Benefit Fund and Affiliated Organizations 401(k) Plan1199seiu National Benefit Fu…$101M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$94M
Net Assets (End of Year)$101M
Net Income$6M
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. -200000200004000060000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.100591111 · Participants: 1814Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.134174305 · Participants: 12827The Principal Select Savings PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.955731563 · Participants: 28959Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.941182172 · Participants: 56181The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.890404508 · Participants: 14720The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.425600114 · Participants: 6999Transamerica 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 Lendmark 401(k) Plan in GA ($101M); by covered participants it is Piper Sandler Companies Retirement Plan in MN (1,814 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,814 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.6% during 2023, from $94M to $101M. Reported net income was $6M.
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 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Lendmark 401(k) Plan in GA ($101M, 2,046 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 Piper Sandler Companies Retirement Plan in MN (1,814 participants, $584M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.