401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

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

Data updated 2026-08-25

$103M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,059
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$49,827
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

$103M in assets, 2,059 participants

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa's Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan reported $103M in total assets and 2,059 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #2,924 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan covers 2,059 participants in Iowa, 3.4x the typical Iowa plan (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $103M.

#2,924
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
+2.0%
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$102,593,918 Top 9% higher than 91% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (2,059 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,814 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,059 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $101M in the plan year 2023 filing to $103M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 420758403 · Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa PY 2024 · 401(k)

Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan · $103M · 2,059 · 91st

  • PART $103M
  • TYPE 2,059
  • NET 91st
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Collabera 401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #2924

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

Illumifin Corporation 401(k) PlanIllumifin Corporation 401(k)…$103MHeartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) PlanHeartland Express, Inc. of I…$103MCollabera 401(k) Plan$103MPackard Medical Group 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanPackard Medical Group 401(k)…$103MJenzabar, Inc. 401(k) Plan$103M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$101M
Net Assets (End of Year)$103M
Net Income$2M
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): 0.102593918 · Participants: 2059Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.579548793 · Participants: 12841The Principal Select Savings PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.375271119 · Participants: 14728The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.306182291 · Participants: 25072Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.1084169 · Participants: 55411The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.720479704 · Participants: 8059Transamerica 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 Collabera 401(k) Plan in NJ ($103M); by covered participants it is R.C. Willey Home Furnishings Combined Retirement Investment Savings Plan in UT (2,059 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($103M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,059 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa 401(k) Plan edged up modestly - up 2.0% during 2024, from $101M to $103M. Reported net income was $2M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Collabera 401(k) Plan in NJ ($103M, 3,768 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 R.C. Willey Home Furnishings Combined Retirement Investment Savings Plan in UT (2,059 participants, $187M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.