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 FOUR UPCOMING TRANSPORTATION AND
INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCES
Omaha, Nebraska, August 23, 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 four upcoming transportation and
industrial conferences during the month of 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 Fifth Annual Dahlman Rose &
Co. Global Transportation Conference on Wednesday, September 5, 2012
in New York City, New York. At the conference, Mr. Steele will
summarize Werner's business and operations during a presentation and
question-and-answer ("Q&A") discussion with the investment community
and during meetings with investors. The presentation and Q&A
discussion are currently scheduled to begin at 11:25 a.m. (EDT) and
will be approximately 30 minutes in length.
Werner will also take part in the Deutsche Bank 2012 Aviation
and Transportation Conference on Thursday, September 6, 2012 in New
York City, New York. During a 30-minute session, Mr. Steele will
provide a general business overview of Werner in a presentation and
Q&A discussion for investment professionals. The session is
currently scheduled to begin at 10:20 a.m. (EDT). Mr. Steele will
also conduct meetings with investors at the conference.
Mr. Steele will next represent Werner at the RBC Capital Markets
2012 Global Industrials Conference on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 in
Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Steele will provide a general business
summary of Werner to the investment community during a 30-minute
fireside chat and Q&A discussion that is currently scheduled to begin
at 8:35 a.m. (PDT). During the conference, Mr. Steele will also take
part in meetings with investors.
Werner will then participate in the 2012 Citi Global Industrials
Conference on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts.
At the conference, Mr. Steele will summarize Werner's business and
operations during a presentation followed by a Q&A discussion. The
presentation and Q&A discussion are currently scheduled to begin at
10:15 a.m. (EDT) and will be approximately 40 minutes in length.
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 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 respective
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 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 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, 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.