EXHIBIT 32.2

          CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL 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  March 31, 2009 (the "Report"), filed with the  Securities
and  Exchange  Commission,  I, John  J.  Steele,  Executive  Vice
President, Treasurer and Chief Financial 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.



May 4, 2009                        /s/ John J. Steele
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                                   John J. Steele
                                   Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
                                   Chief Financial Officer