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EXHIBIT 99.1

                       WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
                          14507 Frontier Road
                            P. O. Box 45308
                        Omaha, Nebraska  68145


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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                                            CONTACT:  John J. Steele
                             Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
                                             Chief Financial Officer
                                                      (402) 894-3036


                WERNER ENTERPRISES ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY
                         AND SPECIAL DIVIDENDS

Omaha, Nebraska, November 15, 2011:
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      Werner  Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WERN),  one  of  the  nation's
largest  transportation and logistics companies, announced  today  that
its  Board  of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend  of
$.050 (5.0 cents) per common share payable to stockholders of record at
the  close of business on January 9, 2012.  This dividend will be  paid
on January 24, 2012.

     Werner Enterprises is currently in its twenty-fifth year of paying
quarterly cash dividends on its common stock to its stockholders.   The
first  quarterly cash dividend was paid by Werner Enterprises  in  July
1987.

     Werner  also  announced  that its Board of  Directors  declared  a
special cash dividend of $0.50 (50.0 cents) per common share payable to
stockholders of record at the close of business on November  30,  2011.
This  dividend will be paid on December 15, 2011.  As a result  of  the
special dividend, a total of approximately $36 million will be paid  on
Werner's  72.8  million common shares outstanding.  No portion  of  the
$0.50 special dividend is considered to be a return of capital.  Werner
also  paid special cash dividends of $1.60 per common share in December
2010,  $1.25  per common share in December 2009, and $2.10  per  common
share in December 2008.

     This is the fourth consecutive year that Werner will pay a special
dividend  to  shareholders  as  a way to  further  enhance  shareholder
return.  It is Werner's intention to continue to expand its profits  in
the  future  by  keeping its fleet count flat for  the  near  term  and
increasing  its operating margin percentage with improved  rates,  high
utilization  and  a  lean  cost  structure.   Werner  also  intends  to
accelerate   growth  of  its  non-asset-based  logistics  services   of
brokerage, freight management, intermodal and global freight forwarding
to create a planned balanced portfolio of revenues comprised of one-way
truckload, dedicated and logistics.



     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 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.