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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 TWO
           UPCOMING TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT CONFERENCES

Omaha, Nebraska, January 24, 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 two upcoming investment conferences  in
February.  At each conference, Werner will be represented by Derek J.
Leathers, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
of  Werner  and  President of Werner Global Logistics,  and  John  J.
Steele,  Executive  Vice  President, Treasurer  and  Chief  Financial
Officer of Werner.

     Werner   will   participate   in  the   Stifel   Nicolaus   2011
Transportation  and Logistics Conference on Wednesday,  February  16,
2011  in  Key  Biscayne, Florida.  Messrs. Leathers and  Steele  will
summarize   Werner's   business  and  operations   in   a   30-minute
presentation  and  Q&A  discussion for the investment  community  and
during  meetings with investors.  The presentation and Q&A discussion
will begin at 9:20 a.m. (EST).

     Werner  will  also  take part in the 26th  Annual  BB&T  Capital
Markets Transportation Services Conference on Thursday, February  17,
2011  in  Coral  Gables, Florida.  Messrs. Leathers and  Steele  will
summarize   Werner's   business  and  operations   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 7:45 a.m. (EST).

     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 "Investors" 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, licensed 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.