Pacer International Selects James Street Associates as its Media Relations Agency

CONCORD, California, May 29, 2008--Pacer International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACR), a leading North American logistics and freight transportation provider, announced the selection of James Street Associates as its media relations agency of record. James Street will implement a unified messaging strategy to expand the awareness of Pacer's services among its broad group of current and prospective customers.

"This year we are updating and aligning messaging across the Pacer enterprise," said David Hoppens, vice president, marketing, Pacer International. "As part of this initiative, we selected a media relations agency that has intimate knowledge of the global supply chain market and a proven reputation for effective media messaging. James Street's team includes experts with more than two decades of successful media relations, advertising, and overall marketing communications results."

James Street will work closely with Pacer to communicate its key messages and important events to the market. "We are honored to have been selected by Pacer, which has long been recognized as an industry-leading innovator," said Bill Fahrenwald, executive director, James Street Associates. "Our relationship is based on a mutual respect for the value we each bring to our customers and the James Street team is proud to be stewards of Pacer's strategic message."

ABOUT PACER INTERNATIONAL (www.pacer-international.com)
Pacer International, a leading asset-light North American third-party logistics and freight transportation provider, through its intermodal and logistics operating segments, offers a broad array of services to facilitate the movement of freight from origin to destination. The intermodal segment offers wholesale services provided by Pacer Stacktrain (cost-efficient, two-tiered rail transportation for containerized shipments) and Pacer Cartage (local trucking), as well as retail services through its Rail Brokerage group (intermodal marketing). The logistics segment provides retail truck brokerage, trucking, warehousing and distribution, international freight forwarding, and supply-chain management services. Pacer International is headquartered in Concord, California. Its intermodal and logistics operating segments are headquartered in Concord, California, and in Dublin, Ohio, respectively.

ABOUT JAMES STREET ASSOCIATES (www.jamesstreetassociates.com)
James Street Associates is a privately-held media relations and marketing communications agency that helps cultivate relationships between its clients and the supply chain market. The firm employs a strategic process that pays close attention to client business objectives. As a logistics-focused media relations and marketing communications agency, James Street creates brand awareness and credibility that lay a foundation for solid leads and profitable customer relationships. Team members approach their goals creatively and achieve effective results. The tools used include strategic planning, the Internet, sales literature, the press, and direct marketing. James Street has won numerous industry awards.