| 11/16/06 | Pacer Names Mike Uremovich as Chairman and CEO| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2006--Pacer
International (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America logistics and
transportation provider, announced today that Michael E. Uremovich has
been appointed chairman and chief executive officer. He succeeds Don
Orris, who will continue to serve as member of the Board and in a
senior executive capacity through March 31, 2007, to facilitate a
smooth transition.
Uremovich has served as Pacer International's vice chairman since
October 200... |
| | 11/13/06 | Pacer Takes Home Two ''Quest for Quality'' Gold Medals in 2006 for Service Excellence| At October Ceremonies, Pacer Stacktrain is a Winner in Intermodal Category for Third Consecutive Year; Pacer Transport Becomes a Winner in Truckload Category for First Time
CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2006--This year, two
units of Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACR), the North America
third-party logistics and transportation services provider, have taken
home prestigious gold medals for service excellence in the Quest for
Quality competitions run annually by L... |
| | 10/26/06 | Pacer's Chairman and CEO to Retire After Successor Named| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2006--Pacer
International (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America logistics and
transportation provider, announced today that its chairman and chief
executive officer, Donald C. Orris, will retire within the next 12
months upon the Board's appointment of his successor. Pacer's Board is
presently considering and will name a successor.
Pacer also announced that Mr. Orris intends to establish a
pre-arranged trading plan to sell up to 660,000 shares... |
| | 10/25/06 | Pacer International Reports 3rd Quarter 2006 Diluted Earnings per Share Up Over 26 Percent| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2006--Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the non-asset based North America
third-party logistics and freight transportation provider, today
reported financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended
September 22, 2006.
THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
For the quarter ended September 22, 2006, diluted earnings per
share increased 26.3 percent to $0.48 per share, compared to $0.38 per
share in the same quarter of 2005. Revenues ... |
| | 10/17/06 | Pacer International to Present at Stephens Logistics & Transportation Services Conference on Nov. 2| Business Editors/Logistics & Transportation Writers
CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2006--Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America logistics and
freight transportation provider, will participate in the 2006 Stephens
Logistics and Transportation Services Conference on Thursday, Nov. 2
at 10:40 a.m. Eastern Time. The event will take place at the Palace
Hotel in New York City.
Pacer's Vice Chairman Mike Uremovich and Chief Financial Officer
Larry Yar... |
| | 10/04/06 | Pacer International Slates Third Quarter 2006 Conference Call and Audio Webcast for Oct. 25 at 5 PM Eastern| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2006--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, media and other
interested parties at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at
which management will discuss the company's third quarter results. The
actual results will be released via Business Wire prior to the call on
Oct. 25, just after the market c... |
| | 09/28/06 | Pacer International Helps Kick off NBC's Sunday Night Football Series| A Logistics Assignment from General Electric Puts Pacer on the Gridiron for 20 Prime-Time GamesCONCORD, Calif., Sep 28, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Some of the hottest football games of the National Football
League's 2006 season are being featured on NBC's prime-time "Sunday
Night Football."
Playing a strategic logistics role at virtually all 20
NBC-televised games is Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the
North America logistics and transportation provider.
According to Jeff Brashar... |
| | 09/07/06 | Pacer's Distribution Arm Implements LogiMax Warehouse Management System; Importers of 2006 Peak-Season Freight Are Already Benefiting from Improved Functionality and Inventory Visibility| SOUTH GATE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2006--Pacer
Distribution Services (PDS), Inc., the warehousing and distribution
arm of Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), said it has acquired
and implemented an integrated, advanced warehouse management system
(WMS) from LogiMax, replacing older legacy systems.
The new system, which has been customized to support Pacer's
value-added operations in Southern California, provides 24-hour
web-based customer reporting and full invento... |
| | 08/23/06 | Pacer International to Kick Off Investor Day in New York on Sept. 27 by Ringing the NASDAQ Opening Bell| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2006--Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America logistics and
transportation provider, announced that it will host a strategically
focused "Pacer Investor and Analyst Day" on Wednesday, September 27 at
the New York Hilton Hotel, Times Square, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
(EDT).
Don Orris, chairman and CEO, and other senior Pacer managers, will
kick off the event by ringing The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell at
9:30 a.m... |
| | 08/09/06 | Pacer Promotes Randy Strutz to Chief Commercial Officer of Its Retail 3PL Segment; Former Logistics Manager With Thomson Consumer Electronics to Focus on Growth, Cross-Selling, Cost-Effective Logistics Solutions for Customers| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2006--Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America freight
transportation and logistics provider, has promoted Randy Strutz to
the position of chief commercial officer of its retail 3PL segment,
known as Pacer Global Logistics (PGL). Strutz, who will also retain
his duties as president of PGL's rail brokerage unit, will report to
Alex M. Munn, president and chief executive officer of PGL.
Strutz was formerly associated with T... |
| | 08/01/06 | Pacer International Reports 2nd Quarter 2006 Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.38| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2006--Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the non-asset based North America
third-party logistics and freight transportation provider, today
reported financial results for the three- and six-month periods ended
June 30, 2006.
SECOND QUARTER RESULTS
For the quarter ended June 30, 2006, net income increased by $9.9
million to $14.5 million, compared to $4.6 million in the same quarter
of 2005. Income from operations increased by $1... |
| | 07/13/06 | Pacer International Slates Second Quarter 2006 Conference Call and Audio Web Cast for August 1| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2006--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, media and other
interested parties at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 1, at
which management will discuss the company's second quarter results.
The actual results will be released via Business Wire prior to the
call on August 1, just after the market... |
| | 06/28/06 | Pacer International Selected for Listing on the New NASDAQ ''Global Select Market''| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2006--Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America logistics and
transportation provider, announced today that its stock will be listed
on the new NASDAQ Global Select Market, effective July 3.
NASDAQ has previously announced that, beginning July 3, companies
listed on the exchange will be classified under three listing tiers:
the new NASDAQ Global Select Market; the NASDAQ Global Market,
formerly known as the NASDAQ Natio... |
| | 06/26/06 | JCPenney Gives Top Logistics Award to Pacer International; Reliable Logistics is Strategic Asset, Retailer Says| CONCORD, Calif., Jun 26, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Pacer International (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America
freight transportation and logistics provider, has been honored by the
J.C. Penney Company, Inc., as "Supply Chain Provider of the Year" --
the retailer's top corporate award for a third-party logistics
supplier.
In presenting the award, Jim LaBounty, senior vice president and
director of supply chain for JCPenney, said Pacer's excellent
logistics performance has helped to ensure the re... |
| | 06/12/06 | Pacer Announces Stock Buyback Program| CONCORD, Calif., Jun 12, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North
America logistics and transportation provider, announced today that
its board of directors has authorized the purchase of up to $60
million of its common stock. This authorization ends on June 15, 2008.
Pacer intends to make purchases from time to time as market
conditions warrant. The amount and timing of any repurchases will be
at such prices as management of the company approves from time... |
| | 06/06/06 | Pacer International to Present at Merrill Lynch Investor Conference on June 14; Audio Web Cast to Be Available| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2006--Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America logistics and
freight transportation provider, will participate in the Merrill Lynch
Global Transportation Conference on Wednesday, June 14 at 9:00 a.m.
Eastern Time. The event will take place at the St. Regis Hotel in New
York City.
Company executives will present a business overview of Pacer and
comment on recent financial results. Presenting will be Michael E.
Uremovich, ... |
| | 06/01/06 | Pacer Elevates Tom Shurstad to President of Pacer International; Also Appoints Tom Finkbiner as President of Pacer Stacktrain| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2006--Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America transportation
and logistics provider, announced the promotion of Tom Shurstad to
president of Pacer International and concurrently appointed Tom
Finkbiner as president of Pacer Stacktrain, Pacer's wholesale
intermodal transportation service provider, effective June 1, 2006.
In his new role, Shurstad -- who most recently served as president
of Pacer Stacktrain -- will have ex... |
| | 05/17/06 | Pacer to Expand Warehousing Capability Nationwide Through Strategic Relationship with Efill America| SOUTH GATE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2006--Pacer
Distribution Services (PDS), Inc., the warehousing and distribution
unit of Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), said it will expand
its warehousing capability to a national scope through a strategic
alliance with Efill America, Inc. (Efill). Efill, which operates more
than 50 million square feet of warehouse capacity in approximately 100
cities, is one of the nation's largest providers of warehousing space
and services.
... |
| | 05/05/06 | Pacer's Chairman Establishes Trading Plan| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2006--Pacer International
(Nasdaq:PACR), the North America logistics and transportation
provider, announced today that its chairman, chief executive officer
and president, Donald C. Orris, has established a pre-arranged trading
plan to sell up to 355,000 shares of Pacer common stock as part of his
individual long-term strategy for asset diversification.
The plan was adopted in accordance with guidelines specified in
Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Se... |
| | 05/02/06 | Pacer International Reports 1st Quarter 2006 Net Income Up 21.9 Percent| CONCORD, Calif., May 02, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the non-asset
based North America third-party logistics and freight transportation
provider, today reported financial results for the three-months ended
April 7, 2006.
For the quarter ended April 7, 2006, net income increased by $2.5
million, or 21.9 percent, to $13.9 million, compared to $11.4 million
in the same quarter of 2005. Income from operations increased by $3.2
million, or 15.1 percent, t... |
| | 04/24/06 | Pacer International to Present at Bear Stearns and Baird Investor Conferences on May 9 and May 11; Audio Web Casts to Be Available| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2006--Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America logistics and
freight transportation provider, will participate in the Bear Stearns
Global Transportation Conference in New York on Tuesday, May 9 at 1:35
p.m. Eastern Time; and in the Robert W. Baird & Company 2006 Growth
Stock Conference in Chicago on Thursday, May 11 at 9:40 a.m. Central
Time.
At both conferences, company executives will present a business
overview of P... |
| | 04/10/06 | Pacer International Slates First Quarter 2006 Conference Call and Audio Web Cast for May 2| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2006--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, media and other
interested parties at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 2, to
discuss its first quarter results. The actual results will be released
via Business Wire prior to the call on May 2, just after the market
closes.
Hosting the conference c... |
| | 03/14/06 | Joshua Harris Retires From Pacer International's Board of Directors| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2006--Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America logistics and
transportation provider, announced the retirement from the board of
directors of Joshua Harris, a founding partner of Apollo Management
LLP, Pacer's equity sponsor and principal shareholder from 1999 to
2004.
Don Orris, Pacer's chairman and chief executive officer, extended
his appreciation to outgoing director Harris. "Josh Harris remained on
the board to fa... |
| | 03/10/06 | Industry Leader Jeffrey Brashares Joins TIA's Board of Directors as Intermodal Conference Chairman| ALEXANDRIA, Va., Mar 10, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) has
appointed Jeffrey Brashares to its Board of Directors as Intermodal
Conference chairman. Brashares is vice chairman, Commercial Sales, at
Pacer International, Inc., (NASDAQ:PACR) a leading North America
logistics and freight transportation provider.
Brashares succeeds Robert Dinardo of Fort Pitt Consolidators,
Inc., as TIA's Intermodal Conference Chairman. This conference offers
tran... |
| | 02/28/06 | Pacer International to Present at Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference on March 6; Audio Web Cast to Be Available| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2006--Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America logistics and
freight transportation provider, will participate in the Raymond James
& Associates 27th Annual Institutional Investors Conference to be held
in Orlando, FL on Monday, March 6, at 3:25 p.m. Eastern Time.
Company executives will present a business overview of Pacer and
comment on recent financial results, which were the strongest in the
company's history. Presen... |
| | 02/08/06 | Pacer International Reports 4th Quarter 2005 Net Income Up 20.0 Percent| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2006--Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the non-asset based North American
third-party logistics and freight transportation provider, today
reported financial results for the three-months and fiscal year ended
December 30, 2005.
FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS
For the quarter ended December 30, 2005, net income increased by
$3.4 million, or 20.0 percent, to $20.4 million compared to $17.0
million in the same quarter of 2004, reflecting ... |
| | 02/07/06 | Pacer International to Present at BB&T and Deutsche Bank Investor Conferences on Feb. 15 and Feb. 17; Audio Web Casts to be Available| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2006--Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America logistics and
freight transportation provider, will participate in the BB&T Capital
Markets 21st Annual Transportation Conference in Miami on Wednesday,
Feb. 15, at 10:45 a.m. Eastern Time; and in the Deutsche Bank
Securities 2006 Small Cap Growth Conference in Naples, FL on Friday,
Feb. 17, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
At both conferences, company executives will present a bus... |
| | 02/06/06 | Pacer International to Deliver Houses for Hurricane Victims Through Habitat for Humanity's ''Operation Home Delivery''| SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2006--Habitat for
Humanity of Orange County, California, which is pre-building (framing)
homes in California for use by hurricane victims in the Gulf region,
said Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America
logistics and freight transportation provider, has agreed to provide
delivery of as many as 15 to 18 pre-built housing units for displaced
families.
The donation to Habitat's "Operation Home Delivery" program,
valued a... |
| | 01/20/06 | Pacer International Slates 4th Quarter and Year 2005 Conference Call and Audio Web Cast for February 8| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2006--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 Wednesday,
Feb. 8, to discuss its fourth quarter and full-year 2005 results. The
actual results will be released via Business Wire prior to the call on
Feb. 8, just after the ma... |
| | 01/12/06 | Intermodal and Trucking Veteran John T. Hickerson Named Head of Pacer International's Truck Services Unit| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2006--John T.
Hickerson, with nearly 30 years of experience in intermodal and
trucking management and operations, has been named chairman and chief
executive officer of Pacer Transport, the truck services unit of Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the non-asset based North America
third-party logistics and freight transportation provider.
Hickerson served most recently as vice president of domestic
intermodal marketing and sales for... |
| | 01/06/06 | Pacer International Named to Forbes List of ``Best Big Companies in America'' for 2006|
CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2006--
Logistics & Freight Transport Provider Makes List for 2nd
Consecutive Year
Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America
logistics and freight transportation provider, has been named for the
second consecutive year to the Forbes Platinum 400 list, known as the
"Best Big Companies in America."
Forbes Magazine, in its issue dated January 9, 2006, said it
screened 26 industries for ... |
| | 01/04/06 | Robert Starzel - Rail Industry Leader and News Exec - Joins Pacer International's Board of Directors| CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2006--Pacer
International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America logistics and
transportation provider, has appointed senior rail industry and
newspaper executive Robert F. (Bob) Starzel to its Board of Directors,
effective January 4.
Most recently chairman of the San Francisco Newspaper Company,
which owns The Examiner, Starzel served as senior representative of
the chairman of the Union Pacific Railroad from 2000-2004. Prior to
that, he... |
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