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Exhibit 99.1

                      WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
                         14507 Frontier Road
                           P.O. Box 45308
                       Omaha, Nebraska  68145


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                       Contact:  John J. Steele
---------------------        Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
                                             Chief Financial Officer
                                                      (402) 894-3036


   WERNER ENTERPRISES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE J.P. MORGAN AVIATION,
                 TRANSPORTATION & DEFENSE CONFERENCE

Omaha, Nebraska, March 4, 2011:
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     Werner  Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) ("Werner"), one  of  the
nation's  largest  transportation and logistics companies,  announced
that  it  will  participate  in  the  annual  J.P.  Morgan  Aviation,
Transportation & Defense Conference on Wednesday, March 23,  2011  at
the J.P. Morgan Conference Center in New York City, New York.

     At  the  conference,  Werner will be  represented  by  Derek  J.
Leathers, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
of  Werner  and  President of Werner Global Logistics,  and  John  J.
Steele,  Executive  Vice  President, Treasurer  and  Chief  Financial
Officer  of  Werner.  At the conference, Messrs. Leathers and  Steele
will  provide  a  general  presentation  on  Werner's  business   and
operations  for  the  investment community and during  meetings  with
investors.  The presentation will begin at 10:25 a.m. (EDT) and  will
be approximately 40 minutes in length.

     A  live  audio webcast of Werner's presentation and the investor
materials   provided   by  Werner  at  the  J.P.   Morgan   Aviation,
Transportation & Defense Conference will be publicly available on the
conference date on the internet through the "Investors" link  on  the
Werner  website at www.werner.com.  Replays of the audio webcast  and
the  investor materials will then be archived and accessible  by  the
public  on the Werner website during the 30-day period following  the
conference date.

     The  conference date and time provided in this press release may
be  subject  to  change.  Should any such changes occur,  Werner  may
update  the  information by giving notice on its website,  issuing  a
revised  press release, filing a report with the U.S. Securities  and
Exchange  Commission or through other methods of  public  disclosure.
Please  consult  the Werner website before or on the conference  date
for any such updated notices, press releases or reports.  Also, refer
to the forward-looking statement guidance set forth below.

     Werner  Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is  a  premier
transportation and logistics company, with coverage throughout  North
America,  Asia, Europe, South America, Africa and Australia.   Werner
maintains  its  global headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska and  maintains
offices  in  the United States, Canada, Mexico, China and  Australia.
Werner  is  among the five largest truckload carriers in  the  United
States, with a diversified portfolio of transportation services  that
includes  dedicated;  medium-to-long-haul, regional  and  local  van;
expedited;  temperature-controlled; and flatbed  services.   Werner's
Value  Added  Services portfolio includes freight  management,  truck



brokerage,  intermodal,  and international  services.   International
services are provided through Werner's domestic and global subsidiary
companies  and include ocean, air and ground transportation;  freight
forwarding; and customs brokerage.

     Werner  Enterprises, Inc.'s common stock trades  on  the  NASDAQ
Global   Select  MarketSM  under  the  symbol  "WERN".   For  further
information   about   Werner,  visit   the   company's   website   at
www.werner.com.

     This  press release, as well as the investor materials  provided
by  and  the  oral public statements made by a Werner  representative
during the conference presentation, discussions, meetings and webcast
announced   in   this  press  release,  may  contain  forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933,  as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act  of
1934, as amended, and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions  of
the  Private  Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,  as  amended.
Such  forward-looking  statements are based on information  presently
available to Werner's management and are current only as of the  date
made.   Actual  results  could  also  differ  materially  from  those
anticipated  as a result of a number of factors, including,  but  not
limited  to, those discussed in Werner's Annual Report on  Form  10-K
for  the  year  ended  December 31, 2010.  For those  reasons,  undue
reliance  should  not  be  placed on any  forward-looking  statement.
Werner assumes no duty or obligation to update or revise any forward-
looking  statement,  although it may do  so  from  time  to  time  as
management  believes is warranted or as may be required by applicable
securities law.  Any such updates or revisions may be made by  filing
reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, through the
issuance of press releases or by other methods of public disclosure.