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| Brad Jacobs | Chief Executive Officer |
| Scott Malat | Chief Strategy Officer |
| Chris Wetherbee | Citi |
| Matt Reustle | Goldman Sachs |
| Ravi Shankar | Morgan Stanley |
| Scott Schneeberger | Oppenheimer |
| Allison Landry | Credit Suisse |
| Amit Mehrotra | Deutsche Bank |
| Kevin Sterling | Seaport Global |
| Brandon Oglenski | Barclays |
| Todd Fowler | KeyBanc |
| Ariel Rosa | Bank of America |
Welcome to the XPO Logistics Q3 2018 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. My name is Rob, and I will be your operator for today’s call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. conference recorded. this that note is being Please
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