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 THREE
UPCOMING TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT CONFERENCES
Omaha, Nebraska, August 18, 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 three upcoming investment conferences
during September. At each conference, Werner will be represented by
John J. Steele, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer of the company.
Werner will first participate in the Dahlman Rose & Co. Global
Transportation Conference on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 in New York
City, New York. At the conference, Mr. Steele will provide a general
business summary of Werner in a 25-minute presentation and Q&A
discussion for the investment community and during meetings with
investors. The presentation and Q&A discussion will begin at 2:30
p.m. (EDT).
Mr. Steele will then represent Werner at the 2010 Credit Suisse
Automotive & Transportation Conference on Thursday, September 9, 2010
in New York City, New York. During a 40-minute session, Mr. Steele
will summarize Werner's business and operations and participate in a
Q&A panel discussion with representatives from two other
transportation companies. The session will begin at 3:00 p.m. (EDT).
Mr. Steele will also conduct meetings with investors during the
conference.
Werner will also take part in the 2010 Morgan Keegan
Industrial/Transportation Conference on Tuesday, September 14, 2010
in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Steele will present a general business
overview of Werner to the investment community and during meetings
with investors at the conference. The presentation will begin at
10:15 a.m. (CDT) and will be approximately 35 minutes in length.
A live audio webcast of each Werner conference presentation and
Q&A discussion, as well as the investor materials provided by Werner
at each conference, 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. 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.