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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 THREE UPCOMING
        TRANSPORTATION AND INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCES

Omaha, Nebraska, August 29, 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 three upcoming investment conferences  in
September.  At each conference, Werner will be represented by John J.
Steele,  Executive  Vice  President, Treasurer  and  Chief  Financial
Officer of Werner.

     Werner  will  first  participate  in  the  Credit  Suisse   2011
Automotive  and Transportation Conference on Thursday,  September  8,
2011  in New York City, New York.  Mr. Steele will summarize Werner's
business and operations during a presentation and question-and-answer
("Q&A")  discussion for the investment community and during  meetings
with  investors.   The presentation and Q&A discussion  is  currently
scheduled  to  begin at 2:15 p.m. (EDT) and will be approximately  35
minutes in length.

     Mr.  Steele  will  next represent Werner at  the  Morgan  Keegan
Industrial  and Transportation Conference on Tuesday,  September  13,
2011  in  Chicago,  Illinois.  During a 25-minute  presentation,  Mr.
Steele  will  provide  a  general  business  overview  of  Werner  to
investment professionals.  The presentation is currently scheduled to
begin  at  10:15  a.m. (CDT).  Mr. Steele will also conduct  meetings
with investors at the conference.

     Werner  will  then participate in the RBC Capital  Markets  2011
Global  Industrials Conference on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 in  Las
Vegas, Nevada.  Mr. Steele will provide a general summary of Werner's
business  and  operations  during a 30-minute  presentation  and  Q&A
discussion  that is currently scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m.  (PDT).
During  the  conference, Mr. Steele will also take part  in  meetings
with investors.

     The investor materials provided by Werner at each conference, as
well as a live audio webcast of each conference presentation and  Q&A
discussion,  will be publicly available on the respective  conference
date  on  the  internet through the "Investors" link  on  the  Werner
website at www.werner.com.  The investor materials and replays of the
audio webcasts will then be archived and accessible by the public  on
the Werner website during the 30-day period following each individual
conference date.

     The  conference dates and times 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  presentations,  discussions,  meetings   and
webcasts 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