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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 ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2012
                         EARNINGS EXPECTATIONS


Omaha, Nebraska, September 13, 2012:
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      Werner  Enterprises, Inc.  (NASDAQ:  WERN), one  of  the  nation's
largest  transportation and logistics companies, announced  today  that,
based  on  factors  known  as of the date of this  release,  it  expects
earnings  per  diluted share for the third quarter ending September  30,
2012 to be in the range of 33 cents to 36 cents per diluted share.

      Significant factors that are affecting earnings per share in third
quarter  2012 compared to third quarter 2011 include cost increases  for
truck and trailer depreciation and driver pay, as we noted in our second
quarter  2012 earnings release.  Rising fuel prices, increased equipment
maintenance  costs and higher health care costs are also  affecting  our
earnings.  These costs are increasing faster than our revenue per mile.

      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 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.  The Company 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.