Werner has created a military-ready and military-friendly work environment through Operation Freedom: a comprehensive veteran and veteran spouse program that sponsors initiatives including proactive veteran and veteran spouse hiring, an industry-first Department of Labor Apprenticeship Program for truck drivers and diesel mechanics to allow those eligible to use their GI Bill education funds, a veteran GI Bill tuition reimbursement program, Military Skills Test Waiver hiring, an Employer Sponsored Training program, a Freedom Fleet comprised of 9 military-themed trucks, and the creation of Werner's Veterans Enrichment Toolkit (WeVET), an affinity program for veteran and veteran spouses.