EXHIBIT 23.1



    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

      We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the
registration  statements (File Nos. 333-117896,  333-103467,  33-
15894, and No. 33-15895) on Form S-8 of Werner Enterprises,  Inc.
of  our  reports  dated  February  27, 2009, with respect to  the
consolidated  balance  sheets  of Werner  Enterprises,  Inc.  and
subsidiaries  as of  December 31, 2008  and 2007, 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, 2008, and related  financial
statement  schedule, and  the effectiveness  of  internal control
over  financial reporting  as of December 31, 2008, which reports
appear  in the  December 31,  2008 annual  report on Form 10-K of
Werner Enterprises, Inc.

                                             KPMG LLP

Omaha, Nebraska
February 27, 2009