Mike Morris | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Bruce Campbell | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Jack Atkins | Stephens |
Bruce Chan | Stifel |
Ben Hartford | Baird |
Kevin Sterling | Seaport Global Securities |
Conor Sweeney | KeyBanc Capital Markets |
Tyler Brown | Raymond James |
Ladies and gentlemen thank you for joining Forward Air Corporation's Fourth Quarter 2017 Earnings Release Conference Call.
Before we begin, I'd like to point out that both the press release and webcast presentation for this call are accessible on the Investor Relations section of Forward Air's website at www.forwardaircorp.com. With us this morning are Chairman, President and CEO, Bruce Campbell; and Senior Vice President and CFO, Mike Morris. By now, you should have received the press release announcing our fourth quarter of 2017 results, which were furnished to the SEC on the Form 8-K and on the wire yesterday after market close. Please be aware, during the conference call, we will be making forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements, among others, regarding the Company's outlook for the first quarter and fiscal year of 2018.