Pacer

Industry	Intermodal (53’ containers)
Founded	1997
Headquarters	Divisional headquarters: Dublin, Ohio, United States
Key people	Paul V. Smith, President–Intermodal Services
Services	Domestic Intermodal, Cross-border Mexico Intermodal, Drayage
Parent	STG Logistics 2022–present XPO, Inc. 2014–2022
Website	www.pacer.com

Pacer International, also known as Pacer Stacktrain, is the former name of a major North American provider of intermodal services, was owned by XPO, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) which later sold it in 2022 to STG Logistics.^[1]

With the acquisition of Pacer International on March 31, 2014, XPO, Inc. became the third largest provider of intermodal services in North America and the largest provider of cross-border Mexico intermodal. The business facilitates one of the most comprehensive double-stack intermodal networks in North America, with access to more than 60,000 miles (97,000 km) of rail routes and a nationwide relationships with independent truck drayage carriers.

The former Pacer operations have been integrated into the XPO, Inc. service offering, which includes truck brokerage, intermodal, ground and air expedite, last mile logistics, contract logistics, freight forwarding, less-than-truckload brokerage and managed transportation.

Company history

• 1984: Don Orris leads the development of the first cost-effective double-stack rail network service, an innovation that led to a major change in the movement of domestic goods within the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Orris would go on to found Pacer International.
• 1997: Don Orris, chairman and CEO, founds Pacer International when he begins acquiring the 14 small-to-medium-sized companies in transportation, third party logistics, intermodal marketing, drayage, and ocean transportation.
• 1999: Pacer acquires APL Stacktrain and operates the new business unit as Pacer Stacktrain.
• 2001: Pacer consolidates its transportation and logistics brokerage services in its subsidiary Pacer Global Logistics. This unit was renamed Pacer Transportation Solutions in 2008.
• 2002: Ajay Amlani is hired to lead strategic initiatives at the company and lead its IPO process.
• 2002: Pacer becomes a public company (NASDAQ: PACR).
• 2006: Michael E. Uremovich is appointed Chairman and CEO.
• 2008:
  • Pacer's intermodal network doubles in size with the addition of BNSF service routes.^[2]
  • Pacer begins expansion of its truck brokerage and highway services units.
• 2009: Daniel W. Avramovich is appointed Chairman and CEO.^[3]
• 2014: On March 31, XPO, Inc. completed the acquisition of Pacer International.^[4] Paul Smith was subsequently appointed as President–Intermodal Operations.

Operating structure

The former Pacer intermodal operations are part of the XPO, Inc. freight brokerage business segment.