OMAHA, Neb., Jan 24, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
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.
SOURCE: Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
John J. Steele, 402-894-3036
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer