ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On May 11, 2009, the registrant issued a press release announcing its upcoming participation in the 2nd Annual Wolfe Research Global Transportation Conference in New York City, New York on Tuesday May 19, 2009 and the 2009 KeyBanc Capital Markets Industrial, Automotive and Transportation Conference in Boston, Massachusetts on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

The investor materials and a live audio webcast of the presentation provided at the Wolfe Research conference will be publicly available on such conference date on the registrant's internet website: www.werner.com, under the "Investor Information" link. The investor materials provided at the KeyBanc conference will be publicly available on this website on the day prior to such conference date. Replays of the Wolfe Research conference webcast and the investor materials from each conference will also be publicly accessible on the registrant's website for a limited period following each respective conference. Details concerning the conferences, investor materials, webcast and replays 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, as well as the investor materials and the oral public statements made by a representative of the registrant during the aforementioned conference presentations and webcast announced in this Form 8-K and the related press release, 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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, through the issuance of press releases or by other methods of public disclosure.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release issued by the registrant on May 11, 2009, "Werner Enterprises to Participate in Two Upcoming Investor Conferences"