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Werner: Exemption Will Get Drivers Employed Faster Amid 'Historic Driver Shortage'
Tuesday, August 17, 2021 - 1:30pm | 806Werner Enterprises is banking on a commercial learner's permit (CPL) exemption not only to boost operational productivity but to help the company get its drivers employed faster. In an application filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in July, the Omaha, Nebraska-based...
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Paschall Truck Lines Parent Acquires Dry Van Carrier TDC
Friday, July 23, 2021 - 4:23pm | 645Paschall Truck Lines parent Interstate Personnel Services (IPS) announced Thursday the recent acquisition of dry van carrier Transport Distribution Co. (TDC) and a related business. Founded in 1985, Joplin, Missouri-based TDC provides regional service in the central U.S., including the Midwest....
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Ryder Chooses Trucker Tools Technology For Its Brokerage Division
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 - 1:18pm | 806Ryder System (NYSE: R) is adding the technology platform from Trucker Tools to its brokerage division to help support carrier engagement and digital process automation. "This engagement fully aligns with our strategy of engaging innovative, forward-thinking technology partners that can further...
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Regulators Give Relief To Werner During ELD Transition
Monday, July 6, 2020 - 4:44pm | 739Federal regulators are helping Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WERN) transition from Omnitracs to Platform Science electronic logging devices (ELDs) by temporarily exempting the carrier from certain data requirements as it makes the switch. The exemption, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier...
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Werner Joins California Electric Truck Testing Parade
Thursday, January 9, 2020 - 2:31pm | 529Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) is joining the parade of zero-emission battery-powered electric truck testing underway in California. The Omaha, Nebraska-based Top 5 U.S. truckload company will use a Peterbilt 579EV model capable of hauling 80,000 pounds for a year of testing in the Los Angeles...
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Jury Slaps Werner Enterprises With $40.5 Million "Nuclear Verdict" In Fatal Crash
Monday, October 14, 2019 - 5:07pm | 739A New Mexico jury awarded the family of a woman killed in a February 2017 crash involving a student driver for Werner Enterprises Inc. around $40.5 million in damages on Oct. 11 following a two-week trial. "Nuclear verdicts" are described as jury awards in which penalties exceed $10 million. ...
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Werner Enterprises Expands Mexico Operations With New $8 million Cross-Dock Facility
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 10:23am | 640Werner Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ: WERN) continues to invest in U.S.-Mexican trade, regardless of the ups and downs of President Donald Trump's trade negotiations. In May, Werner opened a new 17,000-square foot refrigerated cross-dock operations facility in Laredo, Texas. The $8 million facility...
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Dahlman Rose Comments on Werner Enterprises
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 10:02am | 121Dahlman Rose has published a report on Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) after 2Q11 estimates. In the report, Dahlman Rose wrote, "Werner reported 2Q11 EPS of $0.38, vs our and consensus estimate of $0.34. We note that the company benefited from larger-than-expected gains on sales of equipment of...
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Bank of America Reiterates Neutral Rating on Werner Enterprises
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Upside Potential Remains For WERN Stock, J.P. Morgan Reports
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 7:16am | 105On Wednesday afternoon, Werner Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: WERN) reported 1Q earnings of $0.22/share, “which was slightly above Consensus of $0.21 and well above our estimate of $0.17,” J.P. Morgan reports. “WERN's 1Q EPS showed solid cost side execution and pricing which led to meaningful y/y...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On Werner Enterprises To $31
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 6:04am | 27Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) from $29 to $31 and maintains its Overweight rating.
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Piper Jaffray Recommends FDX, HUBG, JBHT, UPS, And WERN To Investors "Looking To Play A Rallying Transport Recovery"
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 8:54am | 226Piper Jaffray said that its initial transportation and logistics channel checks suggest 1Q11 demand has accelerated even despite inclement weather, “with March off to a very strong start.” “Given demand pick up capacity has tightened meaningfully with carriers we believe getting upside price in...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On Werner Enterprises
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 8:25am | 27Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) from $28 to $29 and maintains its Overweight rating.
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Jefferies Initiates WERN At Hold, $24 PT
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 9:08am | 24Jefferies is initiating coverage of Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WERN) with a Hold rating and $24 PT.
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JP Morgan Upgrades Werner Enterprises To Overweight
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 8:33am | 28JP Morgan has upgraded Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) from Neutral to Overweight and has raised the price target from $24 to $28.