Crafting a Company Culture That Drives Success

At Werner, we’re committed to delivering world-class supply solutions to the global market responsibly and safely, and we aim to exceed the expectations of our customers, shareholders and associates. Company culture plays a crucial role in supporting these efforts.

That’s why we’ve created a positive and inclusive culture at Werner built on innovation and industry leadership. Our workplace environment makes associates feel comfortable, empowered, and valued, which we achieve by keeping our core values central to everything we do.

Our core values of Inclusion, Community, Innovation, and Leadership drive our company culture, with Safety and Service at the forefront. We’re always looking for ways to elevate our positive work environment because at the end of the day, it’s about making a difference in the lives of our biggest asset – our people.

Inclusion & Community
Community and Inclusion are core values at Werner and are weaved throughout our operations. We value giving our time and talent to make the communities we serve better and ultimately, make a lasting difference.

In 2011, Werner took the sentiment one step further, launching a new Associate Resource Group (ARG) focused on the core value of Community, the Blue Brigade.

It began as a grassroots idea with a small group of associates at Werner’s Omaha headquarters interested in volunteering with impactful community organizations. Years later, as the world began to need more good news during the COVID-19 pandemic, Blue Brigade expanded to other locations throughout the U.S. and Mexico. Presently, there are more than twenty chapters, with each local terminal and even some Roadmaster locations offering their own Blue Brigade chapter.

These chapters will tackle almost any project in their local communities – from working with the Red Cross, participating in park clean-ups, building houses for Habitat for Humanity, volunteering at 5Ks, serving food at shelters for those experiencing homelessness, participating in parades – the list goes on and on. In 2022, Werner went one step further by implanting a Volunteer Time Off (VTO) policy to encourage associates to volunteer and participate in the Blue Brigade. In 2023, more than 500 associates volunteered w