EXHIBIT 31.1

                   RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)CERTIFICATION

I, Clarence L. Werner, certify that:

1. I have  reviewed this annual report on  Form 10-K of  Werner Enterprises,
   Inc.;

2. Based  on  my  knowledge,  this   report  does  not  contain  any  untrue
   statement  of a material fact or omit  to state a material fact necessary
   to  make the statements made, in  light of the circumstances under  which
   such  statements were  made, not misleading with respect  to  the  period
   covered by this report;

3. Based  on  my  knowledge, the  financial statements, and other  financial
   information  included  in  this report, fairly present  in  all  material
   respects  the financial  condition, results of operations and cash  flows
   of the registrant  as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The  registrant's other certifying  officer(s) and I are responsible  for
   establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure controls  and  procedures  (as
   defined  in  Exchange  Act Rules  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))  and  internal
   control over  financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-
   15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

   a) Designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures, or caused  such
      disclosure  controls   and  procedures   to   be  designed  under  our
      supervision,  to  ensure  that  material  information  relating to the
      registrant,  including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
      us by  others within those entities, particularly during the period in
      which this report is being prepared;

   b) Designed  such  internal  control over  financial reporting, or caused
      such internal  control over  financial reporting  to be designed under
      our  supervision,  to  provide  a  reasonable  assurance regarding the
      reliability  of  financial  reporting and the preparation of financial
      statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
      accounting principles;

   c) Evaluated the  effectiveness  of  the registrant's disclosure controls
      and procedures  and presented in this report our conclusions about the
      effectiveness  of  the  disclosure controls  and procedures, as of the
      end  of the period  covered by  this report  based on such evaluation;
      and

   d) Disclosed  in  this  report  any  change in the registrant's  internal
      control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
      most recent fiscal quarter (the  registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in
      the case of an annual  report)  that  has materially  affected, or  is
      reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect,  the registrant's internal
      control over financial reporting; and

5. The  registrant's  other certifying  officer(s)  and  I  have  disclosed,
   based  on  our  most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
   reporting, to the  registrant's auditors and the audit committee  of  the
   registrant's  board  of directors (or persons performing  the  equivalent
   functions):

   a) All significant deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design or
      operation  of  internal  control  over  financial reporting  which are
      reasonably  likely  to adversely  affect the  registrant's ability  to
      record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

   b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or  other
      employees who have a significant role  in  the  registrant's  internal
      control over financial reporting.

Date:  February 15, 2005
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/s/ Clarence L. Werner
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Clarence L. Werner
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer