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Welcome to the XPO Logistics First Quarter 2016 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. My name is Mannie 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 . Please note that this conference is being recorded. Before the call begins, let me read a brief statement on behalf of the company regarding forward-looking statements and the use of non-GAAP financial measures. During this call, the company will be making certain forward looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws which by their nature involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. A discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially is contained in the Company's SEC filings. The forward looking statements in the company's earnings release or made on this call are made only as of today and the company has no obligation to update any of its forward looking statements, including its outlook except to the extent required by law. During this call, the company may also refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under applicable SEC rules. Reconciliations of such non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures are contained in the Company's earnings release and related financial tables. You can find a copy of the company's earnings release, which contains additional important information regarding forward-looking statements and non-GAAP financial measures in the investors section on the company's website at www.xpo.com. I will now turn the call over to Mr. Brad Jacobs. Thank you Mr. Jacobs, you may begin. Bradley S. Jacobs - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer: Thank you operator and welcome to the call everybody. With me today are John Hardig, our CFO, our Chief Strategy Officer Scott Malat and the Head of our Investor Relations, Tavio Headley. The year is off to a very strong start. We generated $249 million of adjusted EBITDA in or seasonally slowest quarter. That puts us solidly on track to deliver at least $1.25 billion in adjusted EBITDA this year. We generated organic revenue growth in the quarter ex-fuel of 12%. Europe, which is about a third of our business is firing on all cylinders, with accelerating topline growth and margin expansion. Both transportation and logistics beat budget again this quarter. Europe generated 16% more adjusted EBITDA as part of XPO than it did a year ago pre-acquisition. Our North American LTL business was one of the stars of the quarter. We improved the adjusted operating ratio by 270 basis points coming in at 92.9% compared to 95.6% a year ago. On a year-over-year basis, we grew adjusted operating income in LTL by 54%. As of May 1st, we are now up to $90 million of profit improvement in LTL on a run-rate basis, well on our way to $170 million to $210 million of annual profit improvement by the end of 2017. The three biggest components of that $90 million of profit improvement were taking costs out of the back-office, improved procurement costs and re-bidding the outsourced line haul. We've instilled a culture of accountability in LTL, with a laser focus on operational excellence. In the first quarter, we increased our efficiency in fleet operations with higher utilization, lower maintenance expense and more miles per gallon. We are also delivering on the results that matter most to our LTL customers. In the recent Mastio Shipper Survey, which covers 2015, our LTL operations ranked number one among national LTL carriers in the categories of trustworthiness, shipments picked up when promised, shipments delivered when promised, transit times and several others. And since the acquisition our team has improved on the most important customer service metrics from a year ago with even better performance for on-time pickup and delivery and damage free freight. So that's LTL, lots of good stuff there. In transportation in general, North American volumes remain soft in the quarter, while European trends were more favorable. Our fastest topline growers continued to be last mile and truck brokerage. Our truck brokerage business is gaining share with our existing brokerage customers as shippers consolidate their freight with fewer 3PLs. This trend plays right to our strengths of scale, lane density, service range and cutting-edge technology. In last mile we are also taking share in a fast-growing industry that's being fueled by online sales. Last mile revenue is up 33% from a year ago and margins are expanding. We've already closed on $30 million of new last mile business this year and we have another $225 million in the pipeline. It's a fast-growing revenue stream that's being fueled by cross-selling with our customers in other lines of business and by e-commerce. Stepping back and looking at XPO as a whole, our operations are meeting or in many cases beating plan despite a sluggish macro environment. There are a lot of reasons for this. We have a strong franchise in each of our service offerings and we are well diversified by geography, by verticals and by type of service. For example, contract logistics typically performs well in all parts of the cycle, whereas transportation is more cyclical. In Europe, the macro conditions are more favorable right now than in North America. E-commerce growth is on fire worldwide helps our last mile business in the U.S. and our e-fulfillment business in Europe. Low fuel prices were a positive for trucking, but were negative for intermodal. We're also benefiting from many opportunities that are unique to XPO. These include numerous synergies and cost savings from the two major acquisitions we did last year. We have internal initiatives underway around the world to serve our customers even better, continuously improve our performance, compensate and motivate our people, bring down our procurement costs and expand our global cross selling. XPO is on the radar in every industry that requires transportation or logistics. Our significant investments in technology and our leading positions in so many parts of the supply-chain are clearly resonating with customers. We are not just selling brokerage or contract logistics or expedite, we are working closely with customers to identify their supply chain goals and helping them become more efficient taking out costs. Many times this involves more than one of our services. So in summary, we are a high-energy, highly disciplined company with many of the industry's best operators leading all parts of the business. And this is why we've been able to grow adjusted EBITDA by eight times from a year ago and with best-in-class organic growth on top of that. And now I'll turn it over to John to review the quarter, John?