Grant of Restricted Stock. The Administrator is authorized to make Awards of Restricted Stock to any Service Provider selected by the Administrator in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator. All Awards of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.

Grant of Restricted Stock. This Award Notice serves to notify you that Heartland Express, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), hereby grants to you, under the Company's 2021 Restricted Stock Award Plan (the "Plan"), a Restricted Stock Award (the "Award"), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Award Notice and the Plan, of the number of shares set forth above ("Restricted Shares") of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"). A copy of the Plan is included with this Award Notice, if it has not previously been provided to you. You should review the terms of this Award Notice and the Plan carefully.

Grant of Restricted Stock. The Company hereby grants ("Grant") to the Grantee an award of TWELVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (12,500) shares of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Shares"). The Shares granted shall be issued in certificate form in the name of the Grantee as soon as reasonably practicable after the Date of Grant and shall be subject to the execution and return of this Agreement by the Grantee to the Company as provided in [Section 9] hereof.

GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock to Participants in such amounts as the Committee shall determine.

Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject in all respects to the Plan and the terms and conditions set forth herein and therein, on the Grant Date you were automatically granted [#] shares of Restricted Stock (the “Award”). To the extent required by law, you shall pay to the Company the par value ($0.10) for each share of Restricted Stock awarded to you simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement.

Grant of Restricted Stock. The Company hereby grants to the Grantee a total of ​ restricted Shares (the “Restricted Stock”). Except as otherwise provided herein including, without limitation, the provisions of Paragraph 4 hereof, the Grantee shall have with respect to the Restricted Stock all of the rights of a holder of Shares, including the right to receive dividends, if paid, and the right to vote the Shares, provided, however, that the amount of any dividend otherwise payable on the Restricted Stock prior to the date on which the Restricted Stock has become vested shall instead be held in escrow from and after the dividend payment date until the Restricted Stock vests, at which time the amount of the dividend shall be paid to the Grantee (or, if such Restricted Stock is forfeited prior to becoming vested, the amount of any dividend related to such Restricted Stock shall also be forfeited). Unless otherwise directed by the Committee, the Restricted Stock shall be held in book entry form with appropriate restrictions relating to the transfer of such Shares.

GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. The Company hereby grants to the Award Recipient, as of the Grant Date, the number of Shares of restricted stock specified in the Grant Notice.

Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the other terms of the Plan, the Committee may, in its discretion as reflected by the terms of the applicable Award Agreement: # authorize the granting of Restricted Stock to Eligible Persons; # provide a specified purchase price for the Restricted Stock (whether or not the payment of a purchase price is required by any state law applicable to the Company); # determine the restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock and # determine or impose other conditions to the grant of Restricted Stock under the Plan as it may deem appropriate.

Grant of Restricted Stock. Pursuant to the ​ 2015 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Company hereby grants to Grantee, as of the date hereof (the “Date of Grant”), ​ shares of Common Stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share, subject to the following restrictions, terms and conditions (the “Restricted Stock”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the Plan.

Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Compensation Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units to Participants in such amounts as the Compensation Committee shall determine. Restricted Stock Units shall be similar to Restricted Stock except that no Shares are actually awarded to the Participant on the date of grant.

Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Company hereby grants to you, subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement and the Plan, an Award of the number of restricted Stock Units (“Units”) specified on the cover page of this Agreement, each representing the right to receive one Share of the Company’s Stock. The Units granted to you will be credited to an account in your name maintained by the Company. This account shall be unfunded and maintained for book-keeping purposes only, with the Units simply representing an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company.

Restricted Stock. The Director shall be granted five hundred thousand (500,000) shares of restricted stock, to be granted promptly after the execution of this Agreement pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award Agreement in the form annexed hereto as [Appendix A]. In addition, the Director shall be granted shares of restricted stock in an amount equal to 0.25% of the fully diluted share count (including any and all outstanding common stock plus convertible securities, including convertible preferred shares, convertible debentures, granted stock options both vested and unvested, and warrants), following each annual stockholders meeting if re-elected as a Director of the Board by the stockholders of the Company (the “Re-Election Award”), the first grant of which will be made if re-elected at the first annual stockholders meeting that occurs at least 12 months after the Effective Date. Upon receipt of a Re-Election Award, the Company shall enter into a new restricted stock award agreement that separately outlines the terms and conditions of the Re-Election Award.

Restricted Stock. Provided that the Executive remains employed with the Company on the day following the expiration of the six months Probationary Period as set forth in Section 1 hereof, the Company shall grant to the Executive 50,000 Restricted Shares of the Company’s common stock under the Plan, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan. The vesting of the Restricted Shares shall vest, subject to continued employment with the Company on the applicable vesting date, as follows: 15,000 immediately vested shares, 15,000 of the shares shall vest on the second anniversary of the Employment Commencement Date and the remainder shall vest on the third anniversary of the Employment Commencement Date.

Restricted Stock. A lump sum amount equal to the sum of # with respect to restricted shares and/or restricted share units granted to the Participant under any of the Equity Plans that were outstanding but not vested on the Relevant Date where such vesting of restricted shares and/or restricted share units was not determined by the attainment of performance goals, and which are forfeited as a result of the Participant's Separation from Service, an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of an equivalent number of shares of common stock of the Corporation (or such other equity security into which the restricted shares and/or restricted share units has been converted) on the date of Separation from Service, and # with respect to restricted shares and/or restricted share units granted to the Participant under any of the Equity Plans that were outstanding but not vested on the Relevant Date where such vesting of restricted shares and/or restricted share units was determined by the attainment of performance goals, and which are forfeited as a result of the Participant's Separation from Service, an amount equal to the Average PRSU Payout multiplied by the Fair Market Value of an equivalent number of shares of common stock of the Corporation (or such other equity security into which the restricted shares and/or restricted share units has been converted) based on the number of PRSU grants which are forfeited due to the Qualified Termination of Employment. The Participant will also be paid an amount equal to the equivalent of the amount of any dividends and other distributions which would have been paid on the number of shares of common stock of the Corporation (or such other equity security into which the restricted shares and/or restricted share units has been converted) determined based on the Average PRSU Payout determined under this section. The forfeited restricted shares and/or restricted share units determined by the attainment of performance goals according to a schedule determined by the Committee will not be paid. For purposes of this subsection # the Average PRSU Payout shall mean the three year average of the target percentage paid with respect to the restricted shares and/or restricted share units determined by the attainment of performance goals (the “PRSU’s”) awards paid to the Participant under the Equity Plans, or any successor or additional plan. The three year average of the PRSU’s paid to the Participant will be determined based on the higher of two target percentage averages computed during alternative three year periods consisting of either # the year in which the Relevant Date occurred (or, if the award is not yet paid as of the Relevant Date, for the preceding year) and the two preceding years or, # the year of the Qualified Termination of Employment (or, if the award is not yet paid as of the Qualified Termination of Employment, for the preceding year) and the two preceding years. If a Participant has been paid less than three years of PRSU’s the three year average of the PRSU’s paid to the Participant will be determined based on the average target percentage of the PRSU’s paid in prior years to the Participant under the Equity Plans, or any successor or additional plan. If a Participant has not received any prior payment of PRSU’s, the Average PRSU Payout under the Equity Plans, or any successor or additional plan, will be determined as follows:

Restricted Stock. In the event of a business combination or other transaction of the type detailed in Section 15.1, any securities, cash or other property received in exchange for shares of Restricted Stock shall continue to be governed by the provisions of any Restricted Stock Agreement pursuant to which they were issued, including any provision regarding vesting, and such securities, cash, or other property may be held in escrow on such terms as the Board of Directors may direct, to insure compliance with the terms of any such Restricted Stock Agreement.

Restricted Stock. Company Stock awarded upon the terms and subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 6.