Operator
Operator
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the United Rentals third quarter 2008 investor conference call. Please be advised that this call is being recorded and is copyrighted by United Rentals Inc. Before we begin, the company has asked me to remind you that many of the comments made on today's call and some of the responses to your questions, will contain forward-looking statements. United Rentals' businesses and operations are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond its control, and consequently, actual results may differ materially from those projected by any such forward-looking statements. A summary of these uncertainties is included in the Safe Harbor statement contained in the company's third quarter 2008 earnings release. For a fuller description of these and other possible uncertainties, please refer to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, as well as to its subsequent filings with the SEC. You can access the company's press releases, as well as its SEC filings on the company's website at www.unitedrentals.com using the link captioned, Access Investor Relations. Please note that United Rentals has no obligation and makes no commitment to update or publicly release any revisions to forward-looking statements in order to reflect new information or subsequent events, circumstances or changes in expectations. During the conference call, references will be made to pro forma EPS, free cash flow, EBITDA, and pro forma EBITDA, each of which is a non-GAAP term. Speaking today for United Rentals is Michael Kneeland, Chief Executive Officer, and Marty Welch, Chief Financial Officer. I will now turn the call over to Mr. Kneeland. Mr. Kneeland, you may begin.