Pacer International Slates 3rd Quarter 2005 Conference Call and Audio Web Cast for November 1

CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2005--Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America logistics and transportation provider, will hold a live conference call and audio-only Web cast for investors, analysts, business and trade media and other interested parties at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 1, to discuss its third quarter 2005 results. The actual results will be released via Business Wire prior to the call on Nov. 1, just after the market closes.

Hosting the conference call and Web cast will be Don Orris, the company's chairman and chief executive officer; and Larry Yarberry, the company's chief financial officer.

To participate in the conference call, please call five minutes early by dialing (877) 209-0397 (in USA) and ask for "Pacer Third Quarter Earnings Call." International callers can dial (612) 332-0932. The call is expected to last approximately 45 minutes, including questions and answers.

Alternatively, an audio-only, simultaneous Web cast of the live conference call can be accessed through the Investor Relations link on the company's Web site at www.pacer-international.com.

For persons unable to participate in either the conference call or the Web cast, a digitized replay will be available from Nov. 1 at 10:15 p.m. Eastern Time to Dec. 1 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. For the replay, dial (800) 475-6701 (USA) or (320) 365-3844 (international), using access code 798338. Alternatively, a replay can be accessed through the Investor Relations link on the company's Web site at www.pacer-international.com.

ABOUT PACER INTERNATIONAL -- Pacer International, a leading non-asset based North America 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; and 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 principal business units Pacer Stacktrain and Pacer Global Logistics are headquartered in Concord CA and in Dublin OH, respectively. Web sites: www.pacer-international.com, www.pacerstack.com, and www.pacerglobal.com.

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