NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) _ Heartland Express Inc. (HTLD) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $20.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the North Liberty, Iowa-based company said it had profit of 26 cents.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 26 cents per share.

The trucking and logistics company posted revenue of $148.1 million in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $152.2 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $79.3 million, or $1 per share. Revenue was reported as $607.3 million.

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