Michael Kneeland | Chief Executive Officer |
William Plummer | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Matthew Flannery | President and Chief Operating Officer |
Ross Gilardi | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Courtney Yakavonis | Morgan Stanley |
Jerry Revich | Goldman Sachs & Co. |
Seth Weber | RBC Capital Markets |
Steven Ramsey | Thompson Research Group, LLC |
David Raso | Evercore ISI |
Neil Frohnapple | Buckingham Research |
Scott Schneeberger | Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. |
Good morning and welcome to the United Rentals’ First Quarter 2018 Investor Conference Call. Please be advised that this call is being recorded.
Before we begin, note that the Company's press release, comments made on today's call and responses to your questions contain forward-looking statements. The Company's business and operations are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond its control, and consequently, actual results may differ materially from those projected. A summary of these uncertainties is included in the Safe Harbors contained in the Company's earnings release.