Exhibit 99.1
WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
14507 Frontier Road
P. O. Box 45308
Omaha, Nebraska 68145
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John J. Steele
- --------------------- Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
(402) 894-3036
WERNER ENTERPRISES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MORGAN KEEGAN 2008 EQUITY
CONFERENCE AND THE WACHOVIA 2008 TRANSPORTATION AND PACKAGING CONFERENCE
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, August 25, 2008:
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Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) ("Werner"), one of the
nation's largest truckload transportation and logistics companies,
announced that it will participate in two upcoming investment
conferences. At each conference, John J. Steele, Executive Vice
President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Werner, will
represent the company and present a business overview of Werner to the
investment community.
Werner will first participate in the Morgan Keegan 2008 Equity
Conference on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at the Peabody Hotel in
Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Steele's presentation at the Morgan Keegan
conference will begin at 2:40 p.m. (CDT) and will be approximately 25
minutes in length.
Werner will also participate in the Wachovia 2nd Annual 2008
Transportation and Packaging Conference on Monday, September 8, 2008 at
the Wachovia Securities corporate offices in New York City, New York. At
this conference, Mr. Steele will provide a 30-minute presentation which
will begin at 3:30 p.m. (CDT).
A live audio webcast of each presentation will be broadcast on the
internet and publicly accessible through the "Investor Information" link
on the Werner website at www.werner.com. Replays of each webcast
presentation will be archived and available on the website during the 30-
day period following each conference date.
Werner Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is a premier
transportation and logistics company, with coverage throughout the United
States, Canada, Mexico, Asia, Europe and South America. Werner maintains
its global headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska and maintains offices
throughout North America and China. 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 capacity, expedited, temperature-controlled and
flatbed services. Werner's Value Added Services portfolio includes
freight management, truck brokerage, intermodal, load/mode and network
optimization and freight forwarding. Werner, through its subsidiary
companies, is a licensed U.S. NVOCC, U.S. Customs Broker, Class A Freight
Forwarder in China, licensed China NVOCC, TSA-approved Indirect Air
Carrier and IATA Accredited Cargo Agent.
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 and the oral public statements made by a Werner
representative during the 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 (the "Securities Act"), and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"). Such forward-looking statements are based on
information currently available to Werner's management and are current
only as of the date made. For that reason, undue reliance should not be
placed on any such forward-looking statement. 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, 2007. 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. Any such updates or revisions may be made by filing
reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, through the issuance
of press releases or by other methods of public disclosure.