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Revenue
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue from Contracts with Customers Revenue
Revenue Recognition
Revenues are recognized over time as control of the promised services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those services.

The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by revenue source (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
September 30,		Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
Truckload Transportation Services$527,697 $458,256 $1,481,846 $1,368,172 
Werner Logistics157,968 117,351 437,494 339,678 
Inter-segment eliminations(212)(30)(539)(55)
   Transportation services685,453 575,577 1,918,801 1,707,795 
Other revenues17,438 14,637 50,350 44,081 
Total revenues$702,891 $590,214 $1,969,151 $1,751,876 

The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by geographic areas in which we conduct business (in thousands). Operating revenues for foreign countries include revenues for (i) shipments with an origin or destination in that country and (ii) other services provided in that country. If both the origin and destination are in a foreign country, the revenues are attributed to the country of origin.
 Three Months Ended
September 30,		Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
United States$657,795 $534,978 $1,815,180 $1,581,474 
Mexico38,187 36,708 116,268 111,174 
Other6,909 18,528 37,703 59,228 
Total revenues$702,891 $590,214 $1,969,151 $1,751,876 
Contract Balances and Accounts Receivable
A receivable is an unconditional right to consideration and is recognized when shipments have been completed and the related performance obligation has been fully satisfied. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the accounts receivable, trade, net, balance was $426.3 million and $341.1 million, respectively. Contract assets represent a conditional right to consideration in exchange for goods or services and are transferred to receivables when the rights become unconditional. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the balance of contract assets was $9.2 million and $6.9 million, respectively. We have recognized contract assets within the other current assets financial statement caption on the consolidated condensed balance sheets. These contract assets are considered current assets as they will be settled in less than 12 months.

Contract liabilities represent advance consideration received from customers and are recognized as revenues over time as the related performance obligation is satisfied. The balance of contract liabilities was $1.2 million as of September 30, 2021 and $1.5 million as of December 31, 2020. The amount of revenues recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 that was included in the December 31, 2020 contract liability balance was $1.5 million. We have recognized contract liabilities within the accounts payable and other current liabilities financial statement captions on the consolidated condensed balance sheets. These contract liabilities are considered current liabilities as they will be settled in less than 12 months.

Performance Obligations
We have elected to apply the practical expedient in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606 to not disclose the value of remaining performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less. Remaining performance obligations represent the transaction price allocated to future reporting periods for freight shipments started but not completed at the reporting date that we expect to recognize as revenue in the period subsequent to the reporting date; transit times generally average approximately 3 days.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, revenues recognized from performance obligations related to prior periods (for example, due to changes in transaction price) were not material.