Pacer Global Logistics Gets Ryder's Award for Intermodal Excellence

DUBLIN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2004--Pacer Global Logistics (PGL), the retail logistics arm of Pacer International (Nasdaq:PACR), has been awarded the Intermodal Carrier Quality Award for 2003 from its customer, Ryder System, Inc. PGL has won the award for five successive years.

"The award recognizes Pacer for its continued excellence as an intermodal marketing company (IMC)," according to Chris Keller, manager of Truckload Procurement for Ryder. "PGL enables us to provide competitive and reliable intermodal transportation solutions for our customers. Also, we highly value their overriding commitment to customer service."

Tim Podvin, general manager of procurement, added that Ryder places more than $2 billion of its customers' freight on selected carriers in all modes of transportation, including truckload, LTL, air, ocean and other modes, including intermodal.

Commented Jeff Brashares, president of Rail Services for PGL: "We applaud Ryder for the fine job they do of recognizing their providers. While our companies compete in some areas, we are proud to be collaborating with Ryder in helping them move more of their customers' freight intermodally," said Brashares. "The business we do together is productive for both companies and also for the beneficial owners of the freight."

RYDER SYSTEM, INC. -- Ryder is a Fortune 500 company providing leading-edge transportation, logistics and supply-chain management solutions worldwide. Ryder's stock is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the Standard and Poors 500 Index. Web site: www.ryder.com

PACER GLOBAL LOGISTICS -- Pacer Global Logistics is the principal retail logistics services arm of Pacer International, a leading non-asset-based North American third-party logistics and freight transportation provider. Web site: www.pacerglobal.com