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 AND INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCES
Omaha, Nebraska, August 29, 2011:
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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 in
September. At each conference, Werner will be represented by John J.
Steele, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer of Werner.
Werner will first participate in the Credit Suisse 2011
Automotive and Transportation Conference on Thursday, September 8,
2011 in New York City, New York. Mr. Steele will summarize Werner's
business and operations during a presentation and question-and-answer
("Q&A") discussion for the investment community and during meetings
with investors. The presentation and Q&A discussion is currently
scheduled to begin at 2:15 p.m. (EDT) and will be approximately 35
minutes in length.
Mr. Steele will next represent Werner at the Morgan Keegan
Industrial and Transportation Conference on Tuesday, September 13,
2011 in Chicago, Illinois. During a 25-minute presentation, Mr.
Steele will provide a general business overview of Werner to
investment professionals. The presentation is currently scheduled to
begin at 10:15 a.m. (CDT). Mr. Steele will also conduct meetings
with investors at the conference.
Werner will then participate in the RBC Capital Markets 2011
Global Industrials Conference on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 in Las
Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Steele will provide a general summary of Werner's
business and operations during a 30-minute presentation and Q&A
discussion that is currently scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. (PDT).
During the conference, Mr. Steele will also take part in meetings
with investors.
The investor materials provided by Werner at each conference, as
well as a live audio webcast of each conference presentation and Q&A
discussion, will be publicly available on the respective conference
date on the internet through the "Investors" link on the Werner
website at www.werner.com. The investor materials and replays of the
audio webcasts 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;
expedited; temperature-controlled; and flatbed services. Werner's
Value Added Services portfolio includes freight management, truck
brokerage, intermodal, and international services. International
services are provided through Werner's domestic and global subsidiary
companies and include ocean, air and ground transportation; freight
forwarding; and customs brokerage.
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, 2010. 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.