10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)
☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2024


☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number: 0-49983

Saia, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		48-1229851
(State of incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
11465 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 400
Johns Creek, GA		30097
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(770) 232-5067

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

    Title of each class

    Trading
Symbol(s)

    Name of each exchange on which registered

    Common Stock, par value $.001 per share

    SAIA

    The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐	Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐	Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

There were 26,588,162 shares of Common Stock outstanding at April 24, 2024.

SAIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1:	Financial Statements	3

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	5

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	6

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7

ITEM 2:	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	11

ITEM 3:	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	17

ITEM 4:	Controls and Procedures	18

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1:	Legal Proceedings	19

ITEM 1A:	Risk Factors	19

ITEM 2:	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	19

ITEM 5:	Other Information	19

ITEM 6:	Exhibits	20

Signature		21

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Saia, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)


	March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
Assets	(in thousands, except share and per share data)
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	12,308		$	296,215
Accounts receivable, net		345,808			311,742
Prepaid expenses		51,231			32,648
Other current assets		6,913			8,089
Total current assets		416,260			648,694
Property and Equipment, at cost		3,336,493			2,881,800
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		1,159,629			1,118,492
Net property and equipment		2,176,864			1,763,308
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets		129,520			118,734
Goodwill and Identifiable Intangibles, net		17,082			17,296
Other Noncurrent Assets		25,988			35,533
Total assets	$	2,765,714		$	2,583,565
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	153,487		$	141,877
Wages, vacation and employees’ benefits		55,318			75,514
Claims and insurance accruals		36,612			41,641
Other current liabilities		58,331			27,094
Current portion of long-term debt		7,498			10,173
Current portion of operating lease liability		26,526			25,757
Total current liabilities		337,772			322,056
Other Liabilities:
Long-term debt, less current portion		76,553			6,315
Operating lease liability, less current portion		98,190			96,462
Deferred income taxes		157,626			155,841
Claims, insurance and other		66,635			61,397
Total other liabilities		399,004			320,015
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 3)
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding		-			-
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 26,588,162 and 26,549,372 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively		27			27
Additional paid-in-capital		282,090			285,092
Deferred compensation trust, 69,412 and 69,672 shares of common stock at cost at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively		(5,928	)		(5,679	)
Retained earnings		1,752,749			1,662,054
Total stockholders’ equity		2,028,938			1,941,494
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,765,714		$	2,583,565

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Saia, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

(unaudited)


	First Quarter
	2024			2023
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Operating Revenue	$	754,775		$	660,535
Operating Expenses:
Salaries, wages and employees' benefits		341,713			298,956
Purchased transportation		52,507			46,727
Fuel, operating expenses and supplies		156,325			141,625
Operating taxes and licenses		19,766			17,065
Claims and insurance		17,463			14,059
Depreciation and amortization		48,849			42,880
Other operating, net		240			80
Total operating expenses		636,863			561,392
Operating Income		117,912			99,143
Nonoperating (Income) Expenses:
Interest expense		542			688
Interest income		(755	)		(140	)
Other, net		(788	)		(503	)
Nonoperating (income) expenses, net		(1,001	)		45
Income Before Income Taxes		118,913			99,098
Income Tax Provision		28,218			23,001
Net Income	$	90,695		$	76,097

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic		26,672			26,600
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted		26,794			26,702

Basic Earnings Per Share	$	3.40		$	2.86
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$	3.38		$	2.85

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Saia, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

For the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

(unaudited)


	Common Shares		Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital			Deferred Compensation Trust			Retained Earnings		Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2023		26,549	$	27	$	285,092		$	(5,679	)	$	1,662,054	$	1,941,494
Stock compensation, including options and long-term incentives		—		—		2,724			—			—		2,724
Exercise of stock options, less shares withheld for taxes		17		—		1,993			—			—		1,993
Shares issued for long-term incentive awards, net of shares withheld for taxes		22		—		(7,968	)		—			—		(7,968	)
Purchase of shares by Deferred Compensation Trust		—		—		314			(314	)		—		—
Sale of shares by Deferred Compensation Trust		—		—		(65	)		65			—		—
Net income		—		—		—			—			90,695		90,695
Balance at March 31, 2024		26,588	$	27	$	282,090		$	(5,928	)	$	1,752,749	$	2,028,938


	Common Shares		Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital			Deferred Compensation Trust			Retained Earnings		Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2022		26,464	$	26	$	277,366		$	(5,248	)	$	1,307,197	$	1,579,341
Stock compensation, including options and long-term incentives		—		—		2,225			—			—		2,225
Exercise of stock options, less shares withheld for taxes		21		—		2,204			—			—		2,204
Shares issued for long-term incentive awards, net of shares withheld for taxes		48		1		(8,928	)		—			—		(8,927	)
Purchase of shares by Deferred Compensation Trust		—		—		474			(474	)		—		—
Sale of shares by Deferred Compensation Trust		—		—		(67	)		67			—		—
Net income		—		—		—			—			76,097		76,097
Balance at March 31, 2023		26,533	$	27	$	273,274		$	(5,655	)	$	1,383,294	$	1,650,940

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Saia, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

(unaudited)


	First Quarter
	2024			2023
	(in thousands)
Operating Activities:
Net income	$	90,695		$	76,097
Noncash items included in net income:
Depreciation and amortization		48,849			42,880
Deferred income taxes		1,785			5,738
Other, net		3,624			2,968
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(34,371	)		(5,276	)
Accounts payable		3,457			7,008
Change in other assets and liabilities, net		(7,571	)		(10,145	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		106,468			119,270
Investing Activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment		(457,164	)		(128,415	)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment		343			360
Other		4,999			—
Net cash used in investing activities		(451,822	)		(128,055	)
Financing Activities:
Repayments of revolving credit facility		(48,100	)		—
Borrowings of revolving credit facility		120,100			—
Proceeds from stock option exercises		1,993			2,204
Shares withheld for taxes		(7,968	)		(8,927	)
Repayment of finance leases		(4,437	)		(4,504	)
Other financing activity		(141	)		(953	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		61,447			(12,180	)
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents		(283,907	)		(20,965	)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period		296,215			187,390
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period	$	12,308		$	166,425

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Saia, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Saia, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (together, the Company or Saia). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company without audit by the independent registered public accounting firm. In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the interim periods included herein have been made. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information, the instructions to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted from these statements. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Business

The Company provides national less-than-truckload (LTL) services through a single integrated organization. While more than 97 percent of its revenue has been derived from transporting LTL shipments across 46 states, the Company also offers customers a wide range of other value-added services, including non-asset truckload, expedited transportation and logistics services across North America. The Company’s customer base is diversified across numerous industries.

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenues are derived primarily from the transportation of freight as it satisfies performance obligations that arise from contracts with its customers. The Company’s performance obligations arise when it receives a bill of lading (BOL) to transport a customer's commodities at negotiated prices contained in either a transportation services agreement or a publicly disclosed tariff rate. Once a BOL is received and accepted, a legally-enforceable contract is formed whereby the parties are committed to perform and the rights of the parties, shipping terms and conditions, and payment terms have been identified. Each shipment represents a distinct service that is a separately identified performance obligation.

The typical transit time to complete a shipment is from one to five days. Billing for transportation services normally occurs after completion of the service and payment is generally due within 30 days after the invoice date. The Company recognizes revenue related to the Company’s LTL, non-asset truckload and expedited transportation services over the transit time of the shipment as it moves from origin to destination based on the transit status at the end of each reporting period.

Key estimates included in the recognition and measurement of revenue and related accounts receivable are as follows:

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Revenue associated with shipments in transit is recognized ratably over the transit time; and

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Adjustments to revenue for billing adjustments and collectability.

The portion of the gross invoice related to interline transportation services that involve the services of another party, such as another LTL service provider, is not recorded in the Company’s revenues. Revenue from logistics services is recognized as the services are provided.

Claims and Insurance Accruals

The Company maintains a significant amount of insurance coverage with third-party insurance carriers that provides various levels of protection for covered risk exposure, including in the areas of workers’ compensation, bodily injury and property damage, casualty, cargo loss and damage and group health, with coverage limits and retention and deductible amounts that vary based on policy periods and claim type. Claims and insurance accruals related to workers’ compensation, bodily injury and property damage, casualty, cargo loss and damage and group health are established by management based on estimates of losses that the Company will ultimately incur on reported claims and on claims that have been incurred but not yet reported. Accruals are calculated on reported claims based on an evaluation of the nature and severity of the claim, historical loss experience and on legal, economic and other factors. Actuarial analysis is also used in calculating the accruals for workers’ compensation and bodily injury and property damage claims.

(2) Computation of Earnings Per Share

The calculation of basic earnings per common share and diluted earnings per common share was as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	First Quarter
	2024		2023
Numerator:
Net income	$	90,695	$	76,097
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share–weighted average common shares		26,672		26,600
Dilutive effect of share-based awards		122		102
Denominator for diluted earnings per share–adjusted weighted average common shares		26,794		26,702

Basic Earnings Per Share	$	3.40	$	2.86

Diluted Earnings Per Share	$	3.38	$	2.85

For the quarter ended March 31, 2024, there were no anti-dilutive shares of common stock that were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share. For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, options and restricted stock for 29,120 shares of common stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effect was anti-dilutive.

(3) Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is subject to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business. Management believes that adequate provisions for the resolution of all contingencies, claims and pending litigation have been made for probable and estimable losses and that the ultimate outcome of these actions will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition but could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations in a given quarter or annual period.

(4) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of financial instruments including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and short-term debt approximated fair value as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, because of the relatively short maturity of these instruments. Based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities, the estimated fair value of total debt at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $83.8 million and $16.1 million, respectively, based upon level two inputs in the fair value hierarchy. The carrying value of the debt was $84.1 million and $16.5 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

(5) Debt and Financing Arrangements

At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, debt consisted of the following (in thousands):


	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Credit Agreements, described below	$	72,000	$	—
Finance Leases, described below		12,051		16,488
Total debt		84,051		16,488
Less: current portion of long-term debt		7,498		10,173
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	76,553	$	6,315

The Company’s liquidity needs arise primarily from capital investment in new equipment, land and structures, information technology and letters of credit required under insurance programs, as well as funding working capital requirements.

Credit Agreements

Revolving Credit Facility

The Company is a party to a credit agreement with its banking group (the Revolving Credit Facility), which provides up to a $300 million revolving line of credit through February 2028. The Revolving Credit Facility contains an accordion feature that allows the Company to increase the size of the facility by up to $150 million, subject to certain conditions and availability of lender commitments. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at the Company’s election at a variable rate equal to (a) one, three or six month term SOFR (the forward-looking secured overnight financing rate) plus 0.10%, or (b) an alternate base rate, in each case plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin is between 1.00% and 1.75% per annum for term SOFR loans and between 0.00% and 0.75% per annum for alternate base rate loans, in each case based on the Company’s consolidated net lease adjusted leverage ratio. The Company also accrues fees based on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, which is between 0.0125% and 0.025% based on the Company’s consolidated net lease adjusted leverage ratio. Under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Company is subject to a maximum consolidated net lease adjusted leverage ratio of less than 3.50 to 1.00 with the potential to be temporarily increased in the event the Company makes an acquisition that meets certain criteria. The Revolving Credit Facility contains certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and provisions relating to events of default. Under the Revolving Credit Facility, if an event of default occurs, the banks will be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due. The Company was in compliance with its debt covenants at March 31, 2024.

At March 31, 2024, the Company had outstanding borrowings of $72.0 million and outstanding letters of credit of $32.4 million under the Revolving Credit Facility. At December 31, 2023, the Company had no outstanding borrowings and outstanding letters of credit of $32.1 million under the Revolving Credit Facility.

Private Shelf Agreement

On November 9, 2023, the Company entered into a $350 million uncommitted Private Shelf Agreement (the Shelf Agreement), by and among the Company, PGIM, Inc. (Prudential), and certain affiliates and managed accounts of Prudential (the Note Purchasers) which allows the Company, from time to time, to offer for sale to Prudential and its affiliates, in one or a series of transactions, senior notes of the Company, through November 9, 2026.

Pursuant to the Shelf Agreement, the Company agreed to sell up to $100 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes (the Initial Notes) to the Note Purchasers. The Initial Notes will bear interest at 6.09% per annum and will mature five years after the date on which the Initial Notes are issued, unless repaid earlier by the Company. The funding date for the Initial Notes may occur at any time on or prior to August 2, 2024. The Initial Notes will be senior unsecured obligations and rank pari passu with borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility or other senior promissory notes issued pursuant to the Shelf Agreement.

Additional notes issued under the Shelf Agreement, if any, would bear interest at a rate per annum, and would have such other terms, as would be set forth in a confirmation of acceptance executed by the parties prior to the closing of the applicable sale transaction.

The Shelf Agreement requires that the Company maintain a consolidated net lease adjusted leverage ratio of less than 3.50 to 1.00, with limited exceptions. The Shelf Agreement also contains certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and provisions related to events of default. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an event of default, the holders of notes issued under the Shelf Agreement may require immediate payment of all amounts owing under such notes.

At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under its Shelf Agreement.

Finance Leases

The Company is obligated under finance leases with seven-year original terms covering revenue equipment. Total liabilities recognized under finance leases were $12.1 million and $16.5 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Amortization of assets held under the finance leases is included in depreciation and amortization expense. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, approximately $34.6 million and $38.6 million of finance leased assets, net of depreciation, were included in Property and Equipment, respectively. The weighted average interest rates for the finance leases at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were each 4.0 percent.

Principal Maturities of Long-Term Debt

The principal maturities of long-term debt, including interest on finance leases, for the next five years (in thousands) are as follows:


	Amount
2024	$	6,016
2025		5,453
2026		994
2027		—
2028		72,000
Thereafter		—
Total		84,463
Less: Amounts Representing Interest on Finance Leases		412
Total	$	84,051

(6) Asset Acquisitions

On January 17, 2024, the Company completed the purchase of 17 freight terminals of Yellow Corporation for an aggregate purchase price of $235.7 million in cash. In addition, on January 17, 2024, the Company completed the acquisition of Yellow Corporation’s interests in leases for 11 freight terminals for an aggregate purchase price of $7.9 million in cash, plus the assumption of certain liabilities under the leases and the payment of cure costs. These terminals were recorded as asset acquisitions using the cost accumulation and allocation model in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, and the owned and leased terminals are included in Property and Equipment and in Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, respectively, on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and our 2023 audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Those consolidated financial statements include additional information about our significant accounting policies, practices and the transactions that underlie our financial results.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) encourages companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand the future prospects of a company and make informed investment decisions. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” contains these types of statements, which are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “believe,” “should” and similar words or expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as otherwise required by applicable law. All forward-looking statements reflect the present expectation of future events of our management as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are subject to a number of important factors, risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in any forward-looking statements. These factors, risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, the following:

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general economic conditions including downturns or inflationary periods in the business cycle;

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operation within a highly competitive industry and the adverse impact from downward pricing pressures, including in connection with fuel surcharges, and other factors;

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industry-wide external factors largely out of our control;

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cost and availability of qualified drivers, dock workers, mechanics and other employees, purchased transportation and fuel;

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inflationary increases in operating expenses and corresponding reductions of profitability;

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cost and availability of diesel fuel and fuel surcharges;

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cost and availability of insurance coverage and claims expenses and other expense volatility, including for personal injury, cargo loss and damage, workers’ compensation, employment and group health plan claims;

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failure to successfully execute the strategy to expand our service geography;

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unexpected liabilities resulting from the acquisition of real estate assets;

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costs and liabilities from the disruption in or failure of our technology or equipment essential to our operations, including as a result of cyber incidents, security breaches, malware or ransomware attacks;

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failure to keep pace with technological developments;

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liabilities and costs arising from the use of artificial intelligence;

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labor relations, including the adverse impact should a portion of our workforce become unionized;

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cost, availability and resale value of real property and revenue equipment;

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supply chain disruption and delays on new equipment delivery;

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capacity and highway infrastructure constraints;

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risks arising from international business operations and relationships;

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seasonal factors, harsh weather and disasters caused by climate change;

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economic declines in the geographic regions or industries in which our customers operate;

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the creditworthiness of our customers and their ability to pay for services;

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our need for capital and uncertainty of the credit markets;

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the possibility of defaults under our debt agreements, including violation of financial covenants;

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inaccuracies and changes to estimates and assumptions used in preparing our financial statements;

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failure to operate and grow acquired businesses in a manner that support the value allocated to acquired businesses;

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dependence on key employees;

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employee turnover from changes to compensation and benefits or market factors;

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increased costs of healthcare benefits;

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damage to our reputation from adverse publicity, including from the use of or impact from social media;

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failure to make future acquisitions or to achieve acquisition synergies;

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the effect of litigation and class action lawsuits arising from the operation of our business, including the possibility of claims or judgments in excess of our insurance coverages or that result in increases in the cost of insurance coverage or that preclude us from obtaining adequate insurance coverage in the future;

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the potential of higher corporate taxes and new regulations, including with respect to climate change, employment and labor law, healthcare and securities regulation;

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the effect of governmental regulations, including hours of service and licensing compliance for drivers, engine emissions, the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) initiative, regulations of the Food and Drug Administration and Homeland Security, and healthcare and environmental regulations;

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unforeseen costs from new and existing data privacy laws;

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costs from new and existing laws regarding how to classify workers;

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changes in accounting and financial standards or practices;

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widespread outbreak of an illness or any other communicable disease;

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international conflicts and geopolitical instability;

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increasing investor and customer sensitivity to social and sustainability issues, including climate change;

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provisions in our governing documents and Delaware law that may have anti-takeover effects;

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issuances of equity that would dilute stock ownership;

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weakness, disruption or loss of confidence in financial or credit markets; and

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other financial, operational and legal risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings.

These factors and risks are described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as updated by Part II, Item 1A. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

As a result of these and other factors, no assurance can be given as to our future results and achievements. Accordingly, a forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of future events or circumstances and those future events or circumstances may not occur. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. We are under no obligation, and we expressly disclaim any obligation, to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

SEC Form 10-Q filed by Saia Inc.