Werner Enterprises News Updates

Retailers are benefiting from greater consumer resiliency than might have been expected, but the chains creating the most consistent demand are discount stores.

Backed by five major trucking companies, President Trump unveiled his Freedom Haulers initiative to automatically transition military veterans into driving careers.

“The structural capacity attrition we’ve been talking about for several quarters is playing out as predicted,” CEO Derek Leathers said.

After nearly four years of depressed freight rates, confidence is growing across the trucking industry that the market has finally flipped in its favor.

Werner is seeing more benefits from the upcycle after bolstering its dedicated truckload operations with an acquisition at the start of 2026, executives added.

The trucking industry is seeing a potential supply-driven recovery that was bolstered during the first quarter by increased enforcement.

Ongoing headwinds weighed on trucking in the first quarter, but carriers also pointed to emerging tailwinds. Trucking firms cited better pricing power.

Werner Enterprises said its Q1 results reflected gains from strategic efforts to reposition operations, resulting in higher revenue and a narrowed net loss.

Theft is becoming more sophisticated and members of Congress are trying to help carriers, but fleets can protect themselves and their customers.

Aurora Innovation is about to triple its driverless truck network, expanding to 10 routes, after validating operations between Fort Worth, Texas, and Phoenix, the company said Feb. 11.