PACR Pacer International, Inc. (MM)

The Carson, California division of Sony Logistics of America, which operates Sony Electronics' largest distribution complex in the United States, has awarded its first-ever "Best Intermodal Carrier Award" to Ohio-based Pacer Global Logistics (PGL). PGL is the logistics subsidiary of Pacer International (Nasdaq:PACR), the non-asset-based North America freight transportation and logistics provider. PGL has served as a third-party logistics provider for Sony for nearly 20 years. The company provides various Sony business units with intermodal and highway brokerage services and coordinates freight-handling, warehousing, distribution and other services provided by other Pacer affiliates, according to Bob Giarratano, PGL's vice president of sales and marketing, who is based in Rutherford, New Jersey. He said Sony's Carson division is a substantial user of Pacer's rail intermodal brokerage services. "We work hard to provide Sony Carson with consistent equipment availability, which enables them to get their product to market even in peak periods," said Giarratano. "Access to equipment capacity is pivotal in today's marketplace, particularly from the West Coast. Also, customers know we take every step in our power to help them meet their own customers' delivery expectations." Electronics products handled by PGL for Sony range from boom boxes to DVD players to television sets and the components for their manufacture. 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 site: www.pacer-international.com.