WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
                           14507 Frontier Road
                             P. O. Box 45308
                         Omaha, Nebraska  68145


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                Contact:  Robert E. Synowicki, Jr.
---------------------                      Executive Vice President and
                                              Chief Information Officer
                                                         (402) 894-3000

                                                         John J. Steele
                                          Vice President, Treasurer and
                                                Chief Financial Officer
                                                         (402) 894-3036


WERNER ENTERPRISES ANNOUNCES 4 FOR 3 SPLIT OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK

Omaha, Nebraska, February 11, 2002:
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      Werner  Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WERN-news), one of the nation's
largest  truckload transportation companies, announced  today  that  its
Board  of Directors has declared a four for three split of the Company's
common  stock  effected in the form of a 33 1/3 percent stock  dividend.
The  stock  dividend  will  be payable on or about  March  14,  2002  to
stockholders  of record at the close of business on February  25,  2002.
Based  on  the  number  of  diluted shares at  December  31,  2001,  the
Company's diluted shares will increase from approximately 49 million  to
approximately 65 million.  No fractional shares of common stock will  be
issued  in  connection with the stock split.  Stockholders  entitled  to
fractional shares will receive a proportional cash payment (after giving
effect  to  the stock split) based on the closing price of  a  share  of
common stock on February 25, 2002.  If a stockholder is contemplating  a
trade  of  stock  from the record date to the payable date,  he  or  she
should  consult his or her stockbroker as to entitlement  of  the  split
shares.

       Werner  Enterprises  is  a  full-service  transportation  company
providing  truckload  services throughout the  48  states,  portions  of
Canada and Mexico.  C.L. Werner founded the Company in 1956.  Werner  is
one  of  the nation's largest truckload carriers with a fleet  of  7,775
trucks and 19,775 trailers as of December 31, 2001.

     Werner Enterprises, Inc. common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Stock
Market  under the symbol WERN.  The Werner Enterprises web site  address
is www.werner.com.