Summary of WERNER ENTERPRISES INC

ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On March 2, 2009, the registrant issued a press release announcing its upcoming participation in the J.P. Morgan Aviation & Transportation Conference in New York City, New York on Wednesday, March 11, 2009. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

A live audio webcast of the presentation and the investor materials provided at the conference will be available to the public on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 on the registrant's internet website: www.werner.com, under the "Investor Information" link. Replays of the webcast and the investor materials will also be publicly accessible on this website for a limited period following the conference. Details concerning the conference, webcast, replays and investor materials are included in the exhibit.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 to the Form 8-K, the information under this Item 7.01 and the press release exhibit to this Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section 18, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), unless the registrant expressly states that such information and exhibit are to be considered "filed" under the Exchange Act or incorporates such information and exhibit by specific reference in an Exchange Act or Securities Act filing.

This current report on Form 8-K, the oral public statements made by a representative of the registrant during the aforementioned conference presentation and webcast and the related investor materials may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the registrant's management and are current only as of the date made. For that reason, undue reliance should not be placed on any such forward-looking statement. 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 the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. The registrant 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. Any such updates or revisions may be made by filing reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, through the issuance of press releases or by other methods of public disclosure.