NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) _ Heartland Express Inc. (HTLD) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $24.4 million.
On a per-share basis, the North Liberty, Iowa-based company said it had net income of 31 cents.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 32 cents per share.
The trucking and logistics company posted revenue of $274 million in the period, surpassing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $255.8 million.
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