Does Heartland Express pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Heartland Express employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Heartland Express. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Heartland Express?

41% of Heartland Express employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Heartland Express 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Heartland Express?

Truck Driver (64) , Class A Truck Driver (22) , OTR Driver (17) , Driver (12) , OTR Truck Driver (12) , Company Driver (6) , Operations (6) , Recruiter (5) , Regional Driver (5) , Class A Cdl Truck Driver (4) , Planner (4) , Systems Driver (4) , Driver Manager (3) , Fleet Manager (3) , Load Planner (3)

What are the pros of working at Heartland Express according to real employee reviews?

"Not a bad place for a company driver good pay and good home time" ((in 22 reviews)); "Great People with a passion to make it the most profitable business in the industry" ((in 16 reviews)); "Great Benefits" ((in 14 reviews)); "Staff is friendly and the company is well known in the industry." ((in 5 reviews)); "My driver manager is decent compared to a lot I have had in the past." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Heartland Express according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours for day ops usually 12 or more scheduled 07:00" ((in 10 reviews)); "Manager is known to throw daily tantrums and is blatantly disrespectful." ((in 5 reviews)); "Very low miles always around 1500 to 1800 just not great at all tbh..." ((in 5 reviews)); "Lack of leadership , No communication, too many chiefs not enough Indian" ((in 5 reviews)); "The favoritism is disgusting!!" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Heartland Express redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Heartland Express redundancy and their outlook for job security at Heartland Express in 2026.

Heartland Express Reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(352 total reviews)

Michael Gerdin

54% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (352 reviews)

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Heartland Express has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 352 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Heartland Express employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

352 reviews

2.0

13 Dec 2021

Horrible

Transportation coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Used to be pros....but the company has declined very rapidly

Cons

Poor pay...over worked...no ot pay and have to make up time when you have to take time for a personal matter...even though you work ot all the time

5.0

28 Apr 2018

Great to work with

Usa fleet driver, roadmaster

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

EXCELLENT PAY and benefits. The personnel is awesome. New equipment. Upkeep on equipment is great. Open doorpolicy, you can talk to anyone in the offices. Plenty of miles if you are willing to run. Many different divisions you can choose to run under. One to suit what you want and need. I have never felt like I work for them I always felt like I work WITH them. The CEO Mike is an AWESOME man to talk with and work with. I love their monthly get togethers at different terminals to show the DRIVERS APPRECIATION. Mgmt shows that drivers can be respected in this industry. The personal and works values of Heartland are very high.

Cons

No pet policy. I would love my chihuahua with me. 64mph I wish they would bump the trks up to 68 or 70. No fridges in trks. I wish they would.

Heartland Express Response

8y

Thank you very much for taking the time to write us a review. This is excellent feedback to read and we're grateful to have drivers like you in the Heartland family!

3.0

1 Mar 2015

Never felt like the driver was considered when making changes to the company.

Company driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

They have great terminals and friendly operations staff. The availability of a company car at the Gordon terminals was a godsend if you needed to send money home or go grocery shopping or even just needed to get away from the truck for an hour. They welcome professional development.

Cons

The Heartland buyout was a bad move. The company is distancing themselves further and further from the driver with every step to merging the two companies. The Heartland terminals are run down and nasty and the Heartland drivers are rude to the Gordon drivers. The shop in Phoenix is especially biased against the Gordon drivers.

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