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 UPCOMING INDUSTRIAL AND
TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT CONFERENCES
Omaha, Nebraska; May 17, 2010:
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Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) ("Werner"), one of the
nation's largest transportation and logistics companies, announced
that it will participate in several upcoming investment conferences
during the months of May and June.
Werner will first participate in the 3rd Annual Wolfe Trahan &
Co. Global Transportation Conference on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 in New
York City, New York. Werner will be represented by John J. Steele,
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.
During a 40-minute session, Mr. Steele will give a ten-minute
presentation on Werner's business and operations and participate in a
20-minute moderated Q&A panel discussion with another transportation
and logistics company. The session will begin at 9:10 a.m. (EDT)
with the other company's ten-minute presentation, followed shortly
thereafter by Mr. Steele's presentation and the panel discussion.
Mr. Steele will also take part in meetings with investors at the
conference.
In June, Werner will participate in the 2010 KeyBanc Capital
Markets Industrial, Automotive and Transportation Conference on
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Steele and
Robert E. Synowicki, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief
Information Officer, will represent Werner at the conference. They
will provide a general business summary of Werner to the investment
community during a series of 50-minute small group and general
presentation meetings with investors. The meetings will be conducted
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT).
Werner will also participate in the Wells Fargo Securities 2010
Industrial Conference on Monday, June 14, 2010 in New York City, New
York. Mr. Steele will present an overview of Werner's business and
operations to investors. The presentation will begin at 2:05 p.m.
(EDT) and will be approximately 30 minutes in length. Mr. Steele
will also take part in meetings with investors during the conference.
Mr. Steele will then represent Werner at the Bank of America
Merrill Lynch 16th Annual Global Transportation Conference on
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 in New York City, New York. At the
conference, Mr. Steele will provide a general business overview of
Werner in a 35-minute presentation and Q&A discussion for the
investment community and during meetings with investors. The
presentation and Q&A discussion will begin at 8:05 a.m. (EDT).
Werner will additionally participate in the Deutsche Bank 2010
Industrials Conference on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 in Chicago,
Illinois. Mr. Steele will summarize Werner's business and operations
during a 35-minute presentation and Q&A discussion for investors that
will begin at 1:05 p.m. (CDT). Mr. Steele will also participate in
meetings with investors during the conference.
A live audio webcast of each Werner presentation and Q&A
discussion at the Wolfe Trahan & Co., Wells Fargo Securities, Bank of
America Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank conferences will be publicly
available, on the respective conference date, on the internet through
the "Investor Information" link on the Werner website at
www.werner.com. Investor materials provided by Werner at each
conference mentioned in this press release will also be publicly
available on the Werner website on the particular conference date,
except that materials provided to investors at the KeyBanc Capital
Markets conference will be available to the public prior to the
conference date. Replays of the audio webcasts and the investor
materials will then be archived and accessible by the public on the
Werner website during the 30-day period following each individual
conference date.
The conference dates and times provided in this press release
may be subject to change. Should any such changes occur, Werner may
update the information by giving notice on its website, issuing a
revised press release, filing a report with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission or through other methods of public disclosure.
Please consult the Werner website before or on the conference date
for any such updated notices, press releases or reports. Also, refer
to the forward-looking statement guidance set forth below.
Werner Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is a premier
transportation and logistics company, with coverage throughout North
America, Asia, Europe, South America, Africa and Australia. Werner
maintains its global headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska and maintains
offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China and Australia.
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, discussions, meetings 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, 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.