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 THE
DAHLMAN ROSE GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE AND
MORGAN KEEGAN INDUSTRIAL/TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE
Omaha, Nebraska; August 19, 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 two upcoming investment
conferences during September. At each conference, John J. Steele,
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of
Werner, will represent the company and present a general overview of
Werner's business and operations to the investment community.
Werner will first participate in the Second Annual Dahlman Rose
& Co. Global Transportation Conference on Wednesday and Thursday,
September 9-10, 2009 in New York City, New York. During the first
day of the conference, Mr. Steele will hold several meetings with
investors. On September 10, Mr. Steele's presentation at the Dahlman
Rose & Co. conference will begin at 8:30 a.m. (EDT) and will be
approximately 45 minutes in length.
Werner will also participate in the Morgan Keegan
Industrial/Transportation Conference on Thursday, September 17, 2009
in Chicago, Illinois. At this conference, Mr. Steele will provide a
25-minute presentation that will begin at 3:55 p.m. (EDT) and host an
informal breakout session with investors following the presentation.
During the Morgan Keegan conference, Mr. Steele will also take part
in several meetings with investors.
A live audio webcast of Werner's Dahlman Rose & Co. and Morgan
Keegan conference presentations and the investor materials provided
by Werner at each conference will be publicly accessible, on the
respective conference date, on the internet through the "Investor
Information" link on the Werner website at www.werner.com. The
investor materials and replays of the webcast presentations will then
be archived and available to the public on the Werner website during
the 30-day period following each individual 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,
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 provided
by and the oral public statements made by a Werner representative
during the conference presentations and 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, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such forward-looking
statements are based on information presently available to Werner's
management and are current only as of the date made. 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,
2008 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2009. For those reasons, undue reliance should not be
placed on any forward-looking statement. 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 or as may be required by applicable securities law. Any
such updates or revisions may be made by filing reports with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, through the issuance of press
releases or by other methods of public disclosure.