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 J.P. MORGAN AVIATION,
TRANSPORTATION & DEFENSE CONFERENCE
Omaha, Nebraska, February 28, 2012:
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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 the annual J.P. Morgan Aviation,
Transportation & Defense Conference on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 in
New York City, New York.
Werner will be represented at the conference by John J. Steele,
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of
the company. 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 are currently
scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. (EDT) and will be approximately 40
minutes in length.
A live audio webcast of Werner's conference presentation and Q&A
discussion, as well as the investor materials provided by Werner at
the conference, will be publicly available on the conference date on
the internet through the "Investors" link on the Werner website at
www.werner.com. Replays of the audio webcast and the investor
materials will then be archived and accessible by the public on the
Werner website during the 30-day period following the conference
date.
The conference date and time 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
and time 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 van, temperature-controlled and flatbed;
medium-to-long-haul, regional and local van; and expedited 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 any Werner representative
during the conference presentation, discussions, meetings and webcast
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, 2011. 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.