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
Contact: Robert E. Synowicki, Jr.
Executive Vice President and
Chief Information Officer
(402) 894-3000
WERNER ENTERPRISES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BB&T CAPITAL MARKETS
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES CONFERENCE
Omaha, Nebraska, February 2, 2009:
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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 the 24th Annual BB&T Capital
Markets Transportation Services Conference on Thursday, February 12,
2009 at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida.
Werner will be represented at the conference by John J. Steele,
Executive Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer, and
Robert E. Synowicki, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief
Information Officer. They will present a general overview of
Werner's business and operations to the investment community. The
presentation will begin at 10:15 a.m. (EST) and will be approximately
30 minutes in length.
A live audio webcast of the presentation and investor materials
provided at the 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 a
replay of the webcast presentation will be archived and available on
the website during the 30-day period following the 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, as well as the investor materials and the
oral public statements made by a Werner representative during the
conference presentation and webcast 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.