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. 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. 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. very 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.