Werner Enterprises to Present at Bear Stearns Global Transportation Conference on May 12, 2005

Business Wire, May 3, 2005

OMAHA, Neb. -- Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:WERN), one of the nation's largest truckload transportation companies, will participate in a panel presentation to the investment community at the Bear Stearns Global Transportation Conference on Thursday, May 12, 2005 in New York City. The presentation by John J. Steele, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, will begin at 8:00 A.M. (EDT) and will be approximately 40 minutes in length, including questions and answers after the presentation.

A live audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed at the Werner Enterprises website, www.werner.com. A replay of the presentation will be available by the end of the day and will be archived for 30 days.

Werner Enterprises is a full-service transportation company providing truckload and logistics services throughout the 48 states, portions of Canada and Mexico. Werner has a fleet of 8,650 trucks and 23,710 trailers as of March 31, 2005. Werner Enterprises, Inc. common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol WERN.

Note: Oral public statements made by Company representatives during the webcast announced in this press release may contain forward-looking statements, which are based on information currently available. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated as a result of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, those discussed in Item 7 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to the extent it becomes aware that it will not be achieved for any reason.