Doing what’s right - Today and Tomorrow
Environmental
Heartland Express is strongly committed to sustainability through its long track record of successful business practices. Heartland’s sustainability efforts are endorsed and overseen by senior management throughout the company.
The Company, and our subsidiaries through acquisition, are long-term partners with SmartWay, the partnership of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the trucking industry. Collectively, we have been awarded the SmartWay Excellence Award six times (2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 and now in 2021).
The EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership is a market-driven initiative that empowers businesses to move goods in the cleanest, most energy-efficient way possible, while protecting public health and reducing air pollution. For more information on SmartWay and to view our company metrics and rankings as compared to our peers, please visit: www.epa.gov/smartway.
The Company’s financial strategy assures its commitment to environmental sustainability. Our equipment replacement strategy ensures that we adopt the latest in tractor and trailer technology and seeks to purchase SmartWay certified tractors, trailers and related components. The Company’s partnership with SmartWay also provides access to a results and feedback model that measures the Company’s success in emissions reduction.
The Company understands that the selection of tractor design and maintaining a fleet equipped with the latest technology plays a critical role in its sustainability efforts. Hence, the company tries to operate a fleet of late model tractors that utilize engine technology improvements to decrease fuel consumption and minimize emissions. When purchasing tractors and engine components the focus is on those that are designed to meet or exceed EPA requirements.
When possible, the company adopts Idling Reduction techniques. Drivers are trained and operating procedures are designed to focus on the efficient operation of our fleet. The Company has also adopted technologies that reduce wind drag and improve the operating performance and fuel-efficiency of its dry-van trailers. In addition, a portion of the driver comfort systems installed on our tractors are powered by solar energy and/or batteries to further reduce diesel consumption and emissions.
Heartland employees at every level of the business are committed to following practices that reduce waste and conserve energy. In addition, Heartland commits financial resources to keep terminal facilities upgraded to utilize various energy management technologies.
social - human right mission
Respect for human rights is a fundamental value of Heartland Express. The Company strives to respect and promote human rights in relationships with employees, vendors and customers. The Company strives to support and foster the enjoyment of human rights within the communities in which it operates.
Diversity and Inclusion
Heartland Express values and advances the diversity and inclusion of its people. The Company is committed to equal opportunity and is intolerant of discrimination and harassment.
The basis for recruitment, hiring, placement, development, training, compensation and advancement at the Company is qualifications, performance, skills and experience.
The Company does not tolerate disrespectful or inappropriate behavior, unfair treatment or retaliation of any kind. Harassment is not tolerated in the workplace and in any work-related circumstance outside the workplace.
Safe and Healthy Workplace
Heartland Express is committed to maintaining a safe, healthy and productive workplace that is characterized by mutual respect, and professionalism and that is free from violence, harassment, intimidation, retaliation and other threatening, hazardous or disruptive conditions or conduct. The Company is committed to compliance with all federal, state, local and other applicable laws related to the prevention of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. If harassment, discrimination, or retaliation has occurred, employees are encouraged, and managers are required to promptly report the suspected harassment, discrimination, or retaliation to Human Resources or to the Company’s outside counsel.
Million Mile Achievers
Every year the Company welcomes new members to its Million Mile Achievement group. All member’s photos are proudly hung on the Million Mile Wall at their home terminal and at Corporate Headquarters. This honor celebrates the Company’s professional drivers and their commitment to safety. To commemorate their achievement, Million Mile Drivers receive specially branded hats, jackets and a special placard for their tractor.
Forced Labor and Human Trafficking
The Company is committed to ensuring that its employees are treated with dignity and respect. The Company prohibits the use of all forms of forced labor, including prison labor, indentured labor, bonded labor, military labor, modern forms of slaver y and any form of human trafficking in its operations.
Trafficking in persons includes any forced labor, debt bondage, involuntary servitude, sex trafficking or commercial sex acts.
The Company is a sponsor of the organization, “Truckers Against Trafficking” (TAT). TAT exists to educate, equip, empower and mobilize members of the trucking, bus and energy industries to combat human trafficking. All employees and company representatives are trained to recognize and report trafficking using materials compiled by TAT
Community Engagement
The Company encourages its employees to contribute in many ways to the communities where we live and do business. Employees at local terminals organize fundraising drives to contribute to their local communities as a team with 100% matching support from Heartland Express. Popular areas of giving are for children, education and human services.
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