Rush Enterprises, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to Rush Enterprising Report's third quarter 2024 earnings results. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during this session, you would need to press star 11 on your telephone. You would then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. To withdraw the question, please press star 11 again. please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would like now to turn the conference over to your speaker today, Rusty Rush, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President. Sir, please go ahead.

Well, good morning and welcome to our third quarter of 2024 earnings release call. With me on the call are Jason Wilder, incoming Chief Operating Officer, Steve Keller, Chief Financial Officer, Jay Hazelwood, Vice President and Controller, and Michael Goldstone, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. Now, Steve will say a few words regarding forward-looking statements.

Certain statements we will make today are considered forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because these statements include risk and uncertainties, our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such foreign-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.