Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Miller Industries First Quarter 2026 Results Conference Call. Please note, this event is being recorded.

And at this time, I would like to turn the call over to William Miller at Miller Industries. Please go ahead, sir.

William Miller
President, CEO & Director

Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us for our first quarter 2026 earnings call. I want to begin by thanking our employees around the world for their dedication and support. Our first quarter results and strategic progress reflect the commitment and passion of our team, our suppliers, our customers and our shareholders.

As always, our remarks today will include forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially. Please refer to our SEC filings and the safe harbor statement included in today's presentation.

I would like to start with a brief overview before I hand the call over to Debbie, who will review our results in greater detail.

We entered the year with strong momentum. The actions we took in 2025 to reduce field inventory, improve the health of our distribution channel, and strengthen our supply chain positioned us to capture rising demand across the business. As that demand materialized, we strategically increased production to deliver solid sequential revenue growth.

Late in the quarter, escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East introduced additional uncertainty and led to higher diesel prices, creating pressure on retail demand. In response, our team remained disciplined and focused, proactively pausing our North American production increase at current levels to maintain