Heartland Express, Inc. Presentation at Morgan Keegan Transportation Conference to be Webcast Live

    CORALVILLE, Iowa--June 20, 2003--Heartland Express, Inc. announced that Russell Gerdin, Chief Executive Officer and John Cosaert, Chief Financial Officer, will speak to the investment community at the Morgan Keegan Transportation Conference in New York, New York on June 23, 2003 at 10:20 a.m. EST.
    Interested investors can access a live audio webcast of the presentation at http://www.twst.com/econf/mm/mk6/htld.html

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