Werner Enterprises layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Werner Enterprises reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | 9,929 drivers; 707 mechanics and maintenance associates for the trucking operation; 1,587 office associates for the trucking operation; and 1,586 associates for Werner Logistics, international, driving schools and other non-trucking operations | As of December 31, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | 9,287 drivers; 696 mechanics and maintenance associates for the trucking operation; 1,552 office associates for the trucking operation; and 1,361 associates for Werner Logistics, international, driving schools and other non-trucking operations | As of December 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | 8,677 drivers; 638 mechanics and maintenance associates for the trucking operation; 1,465 office associates for the trucking operation; and 1,251 associates | December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryThe company began a strategic restructuring of its One-Way Truckload business and recorded a total charge, most of it non-cash.
Word for word“The restructuring resulted in a total charge of $44.2 million in the fourth quarter, of which $42.7 is considered non-cash.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryThe company recorded severance expense tied to cost saving initiatives, which partly offset lower non-driver pay.
Word for word“The decrease in non-driver pay was due primarily to a smaller average number of non-driver employees, partially offset by 20 Table of Contents severance expense of $1.3 million from cost saving initiatives.” 10-K for 2025
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for restructuring |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $37.6 million |
Werner Enterprises has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Werner Enterprises’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-26. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.