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):
                               July 17, 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
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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  July  17, 2008,  the  registrant issued a press release regarding,
among other  things, its revenues and earnings for the second quarter ended
June 30, 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 exhibit to this Form
8-K  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   exhibit  be  deemed  incorporated  by  reference  in any
filing under the Exchange  Act  or the  Securities Act of 1933,  as amended
(the "Securities Act"), unless  the registrant  expressly states that  such
information and exhibit  are  to  be considered  "filed" under the Exchange
Act or incorporates  such information and  exhibit  by  specific  reference
in an Exchange Act or  Securities  Act filing.


ITEM 9.01.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (d)  Exhibits.
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          99.1      Press  release  issued by the registrant  on  July  17,
                    2008,  "Werner Enterprises Reports Second 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:      July 18, 2008                By:  /s/ John J. Steele
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                                             John J. Steele
                                             Executive Vice President,
                                              Treasurer and Chief
                                              Financial Officer


Date:      July 18, 2008                By:  /s/ James L. Johnson
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                                             James L. Johnson
                                             Senior Vice President,
                                              Controller and Corporate
                                              Secretary