FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Janssen Angela K 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/11/2015 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC [HTLD] (Last) (First) (Middle) 901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Co-Trustee of 10% Owner 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NORTH LIBERTY, IA 52317 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 12,491,319 I Co-Trustee of Trust (1) Common Stock 29,984 I Co-Trustee of Trust (2) Common Stock 2,043,372 I Beneficiary of Trust (3) Common Stock 562,669 I Beneficiary of Trust (4) Common Stock 4,802,738 I Beneficiary of Trust (5) Common Stock 1,936,276 I Co-General Partner of Partnership (6) Common Stock 6,313 I By Spouse (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Janssen Angela K 901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE NORTH LIBERTY, IA 52317	Â	Â	Â	Co-Trustee of 10% Owner

Signatures

/s/Angela K. Janssen, by Thomas E. Hill, pursuant to power of attorney filed herewith		02/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reporting person is co-trustee over shares held by the Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust. As co-trustee, Mrs. Janssen has shared voting and dispositive powers with respect to this trust. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.
(2)	The reporting person is co-trustee over shares held by trusts created for the benefit of her children. As co-trustee, Mrs. Janssen has shared voting and dispositive powers with respect to this trust. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.
(3)	The reporting person is one of the beneficiaries of the 2005 Gerdin Children's Trust. Mrs. Janssen does not have voting and dispositive powers with respect to this trust. Lawrence D. Crouse served as trustee as of the event date. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.
(4)	The reporting person is one of the beneficiaries of the 2007 Gerdin Heartland Trust. Mrs. Janssen does not have voting and dispositive powers with respect to this trust. Lawrence D. Crouse served as trustee as of the event date. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.
(5)	The reporting person is one of the beneficiaries of the 2009 Gerdin Heartland Trust. Mrs. Janssen does not have voting and dispositive powers with respect to this trust. Lawrence D. Crouse served as trustee as of the event date. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.
(6)	The reporting person is one of the general partners of Gerdin Family Investments LP. Mrs. Janssen does not have voting and dispositive powers with respect to this partnership. Lawrence D. Crouse served as voting trustee over the shares represented by a voting trust certificate as of the event date. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed except to the extent of the reporting person's percentage ownership of general and limited partner shares in the partnership.
(7)	Mrs. Janssen's husband owns these shares. Beneficial ownership of these shares is disclaimed.

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