Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ:FWRD) Q3 2023 Results Conference Call October 31, 2023 9:00 AM ET
Company Participants
Tom Schmitt - CEO
Rebecca Garbrick - CFO
Conference Call Participants
Jack Atkins - Stephens
Bascome Majors - Susquehanna
Christopher Kuhn - Benchmark Company
Bruce Chan - Stifel Nicolaus
Scott Group - Wolfe Research
Stephanie Moore - Jefferies
Operator
Thank you for joining Forward Air Corporation's Third Quarter 2023 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 our CEO, Tom Schmitt; and CFO, Rebecca Garbrick. By now, you should have received the press release announcing our third quarter 2023 results, which was furnished to the SEC on Form 8-K and on the wire yesterday after the market close.
Please be aware that certain statements in the company’s earnings press release announcement and on this conference call are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Legislation Reform Act of 1995, including statements, which are based on expectations, intentions and projections regarding the company’s future performance, anticipated events or trends and other matters that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our expected fourth quarter 2023 and fiscal year 2023.
These statements are not a guarantee of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For additional information concerning these risks and factors, please refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the press release and webcast presentation relating to this earnings call. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date of this call. The company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise unless required by law.
During the call, there may also be a discussion of financial metrics that do not conform to US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP. Management uses non-GAAP measures internally to understand, manage, and evaluate our business and make operating decisions. Definitions and reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in the press release issued, which is available in the investors tab on our website.