werner News Updates

Business

Werner Profits Climb Despite Logistics Challenges

Werner Enterprises reported fourth-quarter net income of $30.6 million Jan. 29, or earnings per diluted share of 42 cents, beating expectations of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg of $27.8 million and 39 cents per share. Earnings per share in the year-ago quarter was 30 cents.

January 29, 2018
Government, Business, TCA

Proposed Werner Facility in Limbo After Pennsylvania Town Runs Out of Time to Vote

A proposal for a trucking facility in Palmer Township remains in limbo after supervisors ran out of time to vote on a conditional use permit after a three-hour meeting Aug. 14.

August 15, 2017
Business

Most Truckload Carriers Expect to Report Lower Earnings in Second Quarter

The truckload industry continued to struggle in the second quarter and earnings are expected to be down year-over-year for most carriers, based on forecasts from industry analysts and interviews with several fleets.

July 7, 2017
Business

Werner to Implement MacroPoint’s Load Tracking Platform

Werner Enterprises will implement MacroPoint’s freight tracking platform in its North American logistics business, the companies said in a joint announcement.

May 16, 2017
Business

Werner Enterprises Joins Pursuit of Final-Mile Delivery

The business of delivering goods purchased online that are too large or too heavy for parcel carriers just got a little more crowded, as truckload carrier Werner Enterprises joins the pursuit with the launch of Werner Final Mile.

May 16, 2017
TCA

Pennsylvania Town Tables Proposed Werner Facility, Again

The need for a pavement study and intersection analysis kept a proposed trucking facility in Palmer Township, Pa., from gaining planning board approval.

May 10, 2017
Government, Business

Trucking Executive Calls on Congress to Raise Fuel Taxes

WASHINGTON — Raising the federal tax on fuel and indexing it to inflation would be the most ideal approach for restoring long-term funding for big-ticket infrastructure maintenance programs, Werner Enterprises Inc. CEO Derek Leathers told a Senate panel on April 4. 

April 5, 2017
Business

Werner Profits Drop 40% But Still Top Analyst Forecasts

Werner Enterprises Inc. continued a difficult quarter for truckload companies, suffering a 40% drop in profits to close out this past year but still beating the lackluster forecast of analysts.

January 30, 2017
Business

Werner Enterprises Expands Terminal in Laredo, Texas

Werner Enterprises Inc. finished a project to improve and expand the truckload company’s Laredo, Texas, terminal, the company announced Dec. 14.

December 14, 2016
Business, Logistics

Swift Lawsuit Reinstated; Marten Case Dismissed

A class-action lawsuit filed by more than 80,000 drivers against Swift Transportation has been reinstated after a ruling from the Arizona Court of Appeals, but another lawsuit against Marten Transport was dismissed by the U.S. Court of Appeals.

July 25, 2016