Daseke, Inc. (DSKE) CEO Don Daseke on Q1 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Daseke, Inc. (DSKE) Q1 2019 Earnings Conference Call May 6, 2019 11:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Cody Slach - IR
Don Daseke - CEO
Scott Wheeler - President and Director
Bharat Mahajan - CFO
Chris Easter - COO

Conference Call Participants

Adam Kramer - Cowen and Company
Steve Dyer - Craig-Hallum
Matt Brooklier - Buckingham Research
David Ross - Stifel Nicolaus
Greg Gibas - Northland Capital Markets
Jason Seidl - Cowen and Company

Operator

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for participating in today's conference call to discuss Daseke's financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019. Delivering today's prepared remarks is Don Daseke, CEO and Chairman; Scott Wheeler, President and Director; Bharat Mahajan, CFO; and Chris Easter, COO. After their prepared remarks, the management team will take your questions.

Before we go further, I would like to turn the call over to Cody Slach of [Gateway IR] [ph] Group, Daseke's IR Advisor, as he reads the company's Safe Harbor statement within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that provides important cautions regarding forward-looking statements. Cody, please go ahead.

Cody Slach

Thanks, Skyler. Today's presentation includes forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include projected financial information.

Forward-looking statements, including those with respect to revenues, earnings, performance, strategies, prospects and other aspects of Daseke's business are based on current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations and projections. I encourage you to read our filings with the SEC for a discussion of the risks that can affect our business. We undertake no obligation to revise our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after today.

During the call, there will also be