EXHIBIT 32.1

          CERTIFICATION OF THE 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  September  30,  2008  (the  "Report"),  filed  with   the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  I,  Gregory  L.   Werner,
President  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.



November 3, 2008                   /s/ Gregory L. Werner
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                                   Gregory L. Werner
                                   President and Chief Executive Officer