UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                 FORM 8-K
                              CURRENT REPORT
                    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                    the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

             Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                              April 16, 2008

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                         WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     NEBRASKA                       0-14690                      47-0648386
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File              (IRS Employer
incorporation)                       Number)            Identification No.)


14507 FRONTIER ROAD
POST OFFICE BOX 45308
OMAHA, NEBRASKA                                                       68145
(Address of principal                                            (Zip Code)
executive offices)

    Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (402) 895-6640


Check  the  appropriate  box below if the Form 8-K filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
the following provisions:

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(17 CFR 230.425)

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[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)  under  the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



ITEM 2.02.      RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On  April 16, 2008, the Registrant issued a press release regarding,  among
other  things, its revenues and earnings for the first quarter ended  March
31, 2008.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Form 8-K.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 to the Form 8-K, the information
under this Item 2.02 and the press release 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  press  release  be  deemed
incorporated  by  reference in any filing under the  Exchange  Act  or  the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


ITEM 9.01.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (d)  Exhibits.
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          99.1      Press  release issued by the Registrant  on  April  16,
                    2008,  "Werner Enterprises Reports First  Quarter  2008
                    Revenues and Earnings"



                                SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,
the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its  behalf  by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.


Date:      April 17, 2008               By:  /s/ John J. Steele
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                                             John J. Steele
                                             Executive Vice President,
                                              Treasurer and Chief
                                              Financial Officer


Date:      April 17, 2008               By:  /s/ James L. Johnson
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                                             James L. Johnson
                                             Senior Vice President,
                                              Controller and Corporate
                                              Secretary