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 THREE
NOVEMBER 2008 INVESTMENT CONFERENCES
Omaha, Nebraska, October 30, 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 three upcoming investment
conferences during the month of November.
Werner will first participate in the 2008 Goldman Sachs Global
Industrials Conference on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at The New York
Palace Hotel in New York City, New York. At the conference, Derek J.
Leathers, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
of Werner, will present a general overview of the company's business
and participate in a panel discussion with other transportation and
logistics companies. The panel discussion will begin at 9:45 a.m.
(CST) and will be approximately one hour and 15 minutes in length.
John J. Steele, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer of Werner, will represent the company at the Baird
Industrial Conference on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at the Four
Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Steele will provide a 30-
minute presentation on Werner's business and operations for the
investment community. This presentation will begin at 7:45 a.m.
(CST).
Werner will also participate in the Stephens, Inc. Fall
Investment Conference on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at The New York
Palace Hotel in New York City, New York. Mr. Steele will participate
in a panel discussion with executives from various transportation
companies, and his participation will include an update and overview
of Werner. The panel discussion will begin at 11:00 a.m. (CST) and
will be approximately 55 minutes in length.
A live audio webcast of each presentation and investor materials
provided at each conference will be available on the internet and
publicly accessible through the "Investor Information" link on the
Werner website at www.werner.com. The investor materials and 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.