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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, February 28, 2012:
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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 14,  2012  in
New York City, New York.
     Werner  will be represented at the conference by John J. Steele,
Executive  Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial  Officer  of
the  company.   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  are   currently
scheduled  to  begin at 8:00 a.m. (EDT) and will be approximately  40
minutes in length.
     A live audio webcast of Werner's conference presentation and Q&A
discussion, as well as the investor materials provided by  Werner  at
the 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
and  time  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   van,   temperature-controlled   and   flatbed;
medium-to-long-haul, regional and local van; and expedited  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 any 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, 2011.  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