Exhibit 32.1

          CERTIFICATION BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
             PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
       (SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002)


      In  connection  with the Quarterly  Report  of  Werner
Enterprises,  Inc.  (the "Company") on  Form  10-Q  for  the
period  ending June 30, 2004, (the "Report") filed with  the
Securities  and Exchange Commission, I, Clarence L.  Werner,
Chairman   and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  the  Company,
certify,  pursuant  to 18 U.S.C. Section  1350,  as  adopted
pursuant  to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of  2002,
that to the best of my knowledge:

     1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of
          Section 13(a) or 15(d) of  the Securities Exchange
          Act of 1934; and

     2.   The  information  contained in the  Report  fairly
          presents,  in all material respects, the financial
          condition  and  results   of  operations   of  the
          Company.



August 2, 2004                     /s/ Clarence L. Werner
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                                   Clarence L. Werner
                                   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer