Pacer International Will Participate in Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference on June 16

Business, Logistics and Transportation Editors

Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference

CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2004--Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the non-asset based North American third-party logistics and freight transportation provider, said it will participate in the Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference to be held on Wednesday, June 16, at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City.

Larry Yarberry, Pacer's chief financial officer, and Michael Uremovich, Pacer's vice chairman, will present an overview of the company. The presentation will begin at 9:10 a.m. (EASTERN), and will be broadcast live via the Internet at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/ml25/panel3/, where it will be archived for 14 days.

For more information about the webcast and replay availability, please contact Connie Mitchell at 925-887-1589 or e-mail connie_mitchell@pacerstack.com.

ABOUT PACER -- Pacer International, a leading non-asset based North American third-party logistics and freight transportation provider, offers a broad array of logistics and other services through its subsidiaries and divisions to facilitate the movement of freight from origin to destination. Its wholesale services include Stacktrain (cost-efficient, two-tiered rail transportation for containerized shipments) and cartage (local trucking) services; its retail services include intermodal marketing, truck brokerage, truck services, warehousing and distribution, international freight forwarding, and supply-chain management services. Pacer International is headquartered in Concord, California. Its business units Pacer Stacktrain and Pacer Global Logistics are headquartered in Dublin OH, and in Concord CA, respectively. Web site: www.pacer-international.com.

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