OMAHA, Neb. - Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WERN), announced today a new service solution called Emergency and Surge Event (E.A.S.E.) Management that ensures customers their products will be shipped at the highest service level possible during emergency surge situations.
Events such as natural disasters, product recalls and seasonal surges can drastically alter companies' regular shipping patterns. Regardless of the situation, it is the customers who are affected. Werner's E.A.S.E. management program is a complete service package, offering its customers a committed team to organize and plan the temporary shipping "surge." E.A.S.E. offers customized reporting, tracking and tracing, information exchange, Werner asset and non-asset truckload solutions, LTL, rail, ocean and air carriers, while providing 24/7 coverage.
Customers receive quality service while working with a single point of contact and have online visibility throughout the shipping route to closely monitor their loads. Werner has also customized its proprietary Web-based transportation management software, Systems Management and Resource Tracking (SMART) to efficiently track shipments and manage carriers through one system. On-demand reporting provides immediate visibility to shipment metrics. It is a solution, committed to setting Werner's customers at ease during difficult shipping environments.
About Werner Enterprises:
Werner Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is a premier transportation and logistics company, with coverage throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and China. Werner maintains its global headquarters in Omaha, Neb. with offices throughout North America and China. Werner is among the five largest truckload carriers in the United States, with a diversified portfolio of transportation services that includes dedicated, medium-to-long-haul, regional and local van capacity, expedited, temperature-controlled and flatbed. Werner's Value Added Services portfolio includes freight management, truck brokerage, intermodal, load/mode and network optimization and freight forwarding. Werner, through its subsidiary companies, is a licensed U.S. NVOCC, U.S. Customs Broker, Class A Freight Forwarder in China, licensed China NVOCC and a TSA approved Indirect Air Carrier.
For more information contact:
Fred Thayer
Werner Enterprises
800.228.2240
fthayer@werner.com