Patrick Ottensmeyer | President and CEO |
Jeffrey Songer | EVP and COO |
Brian Hancock | EVP and Chief Innovation Officer |
Michael Upchurch | EVP and CFO |
Allison Landry | Credit Suisse |
Tom Wadewitz | UBS |
Chris Wetherbee | Citi |
Matthew Reustle | Goldman Sachs |
Bascome Majors | Susquehanna |
Amit Mehrotra | Deutsche Bank |
Ken Hoexter | Merrill Lynch |
Scott Group | Wolfe Research |
Justin Long | Stephens |
Brian Ossenbeck | JPMorgan |
Jason Seidl | Cowen and Company |
Tyler Brown | Raymond James |
Mike Baudendistel | Stifel |
Greetings and welcome to the Kansas City Southern Third Quarter 2018 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. This presentation includes statements concerning potential future events involving the company which could materially differ from the events that actually occur. The differences could be caused by a number of factors, including those factors identified in the Risk Factors section of the company's Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC. The company is not obligated to update any forward-looking statements in this presentation to reflect future events or developments.