Rush Enterprises, Inc.

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Rush Enterprises, Inc. Report's third quarter 2026 earnings call. 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 the session, you will need to press star 1 1 on your telephone. You will then hear an automated message advising that your hand is raised. To withdraw your question, please press star 1-1 again. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, Rusty Rush, CEO, President, Chairman of the Board. Please go ahead.

Well, good morning, and thank you for joining us for our third quarter of 2026. Please call. With me this morning are Steve Keller, our Chief Financial Officer, Jody Pollard, our Chief Operating Officer, Jay Hazelwood, our Vice President and Controller, and Michael Goldstone, our Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. Before we get started, I'll turn it over to Steve for a few 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 discussed are in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year into December 31, 2025, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.