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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 29, 2026

Werner Expands Dedicated Fleet Nearly 50% With FirstFleet Acquisition

The $283 million acquisition of FirstFleet makes Werner the fifth-largest dedicated carrier and pushes more than half of its revenue into contract freight.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeDecember 9, 2025

How Erika Nolan Is Reshaping Driver Training at Werner Enterprises

HDT Emerging Leader Erika Nolan is reshaping driver training, communication, and technology use at Werner Enterprises with a people-first, engineering-driven approach.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeDecember 5, 2025

How Heavy Duty Trucking's 2025 Emerging Leaders Are Redefining Trucking Leadership

Heavy Duty Trucking's 2025 Emerging Leader honorees are part of trucking's next generation of leaders. They are as comfortable talking about artificial intelligence, carbon emissions, or mental health as they are talking about brake jobs or backing classes.

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Werner CEO Derek Leathers answers a question during a session at the WEX OTR Summit
Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 9, 2025

5 Questions for Werner’s Derek Leathers on Culture, Leadership, and What Keeps Him Up at Night

Werner Enterprises CEO Derek Leathers on truck drivers, leadership, nuclear verdicts and more.

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Group of Eaton Cummins and Werner Enterprises representatives standing in front of a blue Kenworth T680, commemorating the 500,000th Endurant transmission milestone.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 25, 2025

Eaton and Werner Celebrate 500,000 Endurant Transmission Milestone

Eaton Cummins marked production of its 500,000th Endurant transmission with a ceremony at the Kenworth Truck Plant, where Werner Enterprises received the milestone unit.

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Blue Werner heavy-duty truck tractor with TAT human trafficking prevention wrap
Articlesby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 30, 2025

How Werner is Fighting Human Trafficking

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and Werner Enterprises is one of the trucking companies committed to raising awareness about, identifying, and preventing these crimes..

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeOctober 3, 2024

HDT Emerging Leader: Driving Safety and Innovation at Werner

Adam Cassidy's leadership in pilot programs at Werner, such as a fatigue management system and side cameras, demonstrates his commitment to exploring and adopting new technologies.

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PodcastsApril 4, 2024

What Do Scope 3 Emissions Mean to Your Trucking Fleet?

With more attention being paid to Scope 3 emissions, may need to take a more proactive approach and a deeper dive into your company’s operations to attract and keep customers.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 28, 2024

Kodiak Establishes Autonomous Truck Advisory Council

Kodiak has tapped leaders from Walmart, UPS, and other players in the North American trucking industry to help guide the development and deployment of autonomous trucks.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2024

Werner Enterprises Must Pay $335k in Deaf Driver Discrimination Case

Nebraska-based Werner Enterprises must pay $335,682 and submit reports to the EEOC for three years in a disability discrimination case involving a deaf truck driver.

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