OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2011--
Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN), a premier transportation and
logistics provider, honored its veteran associates by hosting a Veterans
Day Posting of Colors ceremony Nov. 11. The ceremony featured the honor
guard from VFW Post 2503.
Following the ceremony, Derek Leathers, president and chief operating
officer of Werner Enterprises, acknowledged the Company’s veterans –
which comprise 20 percent of Werner’s workforce – and its active duty
military members. Currently, 32 are deployed.
In addition, Leathers detailed the company’s professional truck driver
apprenticeship program, Operation: Freedom, which helps make the
transition to new careers as smooth as possible for veterans by allowing
the use of Veterans Education Benefits to pay for training. The program
provides structured on-the-job training and related instruction for
approximately one year.
The day continued with an open-house awareness day event for the
Company’s associates and professional drivers, detailing the
apprenticeship program. During the event, Werner veterans, Jim Morbach,
military recruiting manager, John Frey, vice president of driver school
relations, and Matt Schmitt, apprenticeship program driver, were present
to speak with associates.
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.
Source: Werner Enterprises
Werner Enterprises
Fred Thayer, 402-895-6640 ext. 2065
Director
of Corporate Communications
fthayer@werner.com