secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN)
CIK:        0000793074
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-10T13:02:11+00:00
Accession:  0000793074-26-000144
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Werner appoints Paul Hoelting to board of directors
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- Paul Hoelting appointed to fill Class I directorship vacancy on Aug 7, 2026.
- Compensation: $75k cash retainer, $100k restricted stock vesting over 3 years, plus committee chair retainers.
- Hoelting is former President of TForce Freight and ex-UPS Freight executive with 30+ years C-suite experience.
- Currently serves as Executive Advisor to multiple transportation technology and logistics companies.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793074/000079307426000144/0000793074-26-000144-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793074/000079307426000144/wern-20260807.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000793074-26-000144

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