Heartland’s 1Q Income Rises

Truckload carrier Heartland Express said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 14% to $22.6 million or 23 cents a share, from $19.7 million or 20 cents a year ago.

Revenue rose 6% to $143.4 million, Heartland said in a statement Thursday.

Heartland Express is ranked No. 48 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire trucking companies.