Werner Enterprises Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

    OMAHA, Neb.--June 17, 2002--Werner Enterprises, Inc., announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.02 (2.0 cents) per share payable to stockholders of record on July 1, 2002. This dividend will be paid on July 16, 2002.
    Werner Enterprises is beginning its sixteenth year of paying quarterly cash dividends on its common stock to its stockholders. The first quarterly cash dividend was paid by the Company in July 1987.
    Werner Enterprises, Inc., 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 7,900 trucks and 19,935 trailers as of March 31, 2002.
    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.