Saia, Inc. (SAIA) CEO Richard O'Dell on Q3 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Saia, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAIA) Q3 2019 Earnings Conference Call October 30, 2019 10:00 AM ET

CompanyParticipants

Douglas Col - Treasurer
Richard O'Dell - President & CEO
Rob Chambers - CFO
Frederick Holzgrefe - President & COO

Conference Call Participants

Todd Fowler - KeyBanc Capital Markets
Scott Group - Wolfe Research
Amit Mehrotra - Deutsche Bank
Stephanie Benjamin - SunTrust
Jason Seidl - Cowen & Company
Jack Atkins - Stephens Inc.
David Ross - Stifel
Matt Brooklier - Buckingham Research
Ravi Shanker - Morgan Stanley
Tyler Brown - Raymond James

Operator

Good day, and welcome to the SAIA Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Call. Today's conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. Douglas Col, SAIA's Treasurer. Please go ahead, sir.

Douglas Col

Thanks. Good morning and welcome to SAIA's third quarter 2019 conference call. Before we begin our prepared remarks, I'd like to make a few comments with regard to forward-looking statements. This conference call may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements and all other statements that might be made on this call that are not historical facts are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. Please refer to today's press release and our most recent SEC filings for more information on the exact risk factors that could cause actual results to differ.

With that said, I will now turn the commerce call over to the company's Chief Executive Officer, Rick O'Dell.

Richard O'Dell

Thank you, Doug. Joining me on the call today are Frederick Holzgrefe, our President and Chief Operating Officer; and Rob Chambers, our Chief Financial Officer. Third quarter results include record revenue for any quarter of $469 million; record third quarter operating income of $45.4 million; and record third quarter operating