Pacer International Inc. Named to Forbes List of ''Best Big Companies in America'' for 2005 -- Logistics & Freight Transportation Provider Joins List for First Time

CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2005--Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America logistics and freight transportation provider, has been named for the first time to the Forbes Platinum 400 list, known as the "Best Big Companies in America."

Forbes Magazine, in its January 2005 issue, said it screened 26 industries for companies with at least $1 billion in revenues and high rankings for corporate practices as well as long- and short-term sales and earnings growth and stock market performance. The top 400 companies made the 2005 list.

"While this prestigious listing is based chiefly on Pacer's financial performance, we also welcome it because satisfying shareholders ultimately stems from the ability to consistently satisfy customers," said Don Orris, Pacer International's chairman and chief executive officer.

"We believe being selected for the list validates our corporate strategy of offering a full portfolio of logistics and transportation services, while at the same time providing integrated supply-chain solutions for customers that require such support."

The company, which went public in 2002, was last year (2004) named to Fortune Magazine's list of the "Most Admired Companies in America." For 2003, Pacer's reported revenues were $1.7 billion.

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

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