EX-23.1 9 exh2312006.txt WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC. 10-K 2006 EXHIBIT 23.1 EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (File No. 333-117896, 333-103467, 33-15894, and No. 33-15895) on Form S-8 of Werner Enterprises, Inc. of our reports dated February 8, 2007, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Werner Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, and related financial statement schedule, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, which reports appear in the December 31, 2006 annual report on Form 10-K of Werner Enterprises, Inc. KPMG LLP Omaha, Nebraska February 12, 2007