Pacer Stacktrain Named Best Intermodal Service Provider.CONCORD, Calif. -- Pacer Stacktrain, one of the largest providers of double-stack rail service in North America, has been named the best intermodal service provider by readers of Logistics Management magazine, the monthly transportation and logistics trade journal. Logistics Management, published by Reed Business Information Reed Business Information is a large business publisher in the United States, United Kingdom, continental Europe, Australia and Asia. It is a division of Reed Elsevier. In 2005, Reed Business Information started the Quill Awards, a literary award broadcast on NBC. , New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , conducts the annual survey of transportation and logistics users, called "Quest for Quality". Pacer Stacktrain is the principal wholesale arm of Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR PACR Pacer International Inc. (stock symbol) PACR Proposed Acceptability for Continuing Registration PACR Professional Accreditation of Conservator-Restorers PACR Piano d'Azione sul Capitale di Rischio ), a non-asset based North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. third-party logistics and freight transportation provider. "Pacer Stacktrain's selection as the best intermodal service provider was based on its high rankings for each of five key quality criteria," according to Mike Levans, chief editor of Logistics Management. "These criteria include on-time performance, value, information technology, customer service, and equipment and operations." Commented Tom Shurstad, Pacer Stacktain's president: "Pacer Stacktrain's overall ranking was significantly higher than that of the second-ranked competitor and also significantly above the average for all intermodal providers. This result is consistent with our ongoing commitment to be the best-of-class provider." He added: "In a period that has been marked by rail congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. and ongoing rail service issues, it is especially gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to be performing at higher standards of on-time reliability than even the railroads that provide the underlying carriage. "Customers using Pacer Stacktrain tell us that our cross-country transit time transit time the time required for ingesta to pass through the gastrointestinal tract; a shorter transit time is seen in conditions associated with gut hypermotility, such as diarrhea. Delayed passage from any cause results in a longer transit time. has been measured, on average, as one and a half days faster than regular rail service. This is because we maintain personnel throughout our network specifically to facilitate rail connections and to expedite the loading and unloading of our customers' containers." Pacer Stacktrain is currently commemorating the 20th anniversary of the introduction of double-stack rail technology. "Since 1984, double-stack technology has changed the way both domestic and international containers have been transported across North America, making containerized con·tain·er·ize v.tr. con·tain·er·ized, con·tain·er·iz·ing, con·tain·er·iz·es 1. To package (cargo) in large standardized containers for efficient shipping and handling. 2. shipments more cost-efficient, reliable, smooth, and secure," said Shurstad. "We have expanded the system's capacity and added new routes, including innovative cross-border services for freight movements to and from Mexico, and we will continue to improve Pacer Stacktrain in the future," said Shurstad. About "Intermodal" -- "Intermodal" refers to the movement of a unit of freight, such as a 40-, 45- or 53-foot container, by more than one mode of conveyance, e.g., by rail, and/or by truck, and/or by containership. Prior to the advent of "Stacktrain technology" in 1984, containers moving intermodally by rail were hauled on conventional flat cars, rather than stacked one atop another on specially designed, more fuel-efficient railcars. About Pacer Stacktrain -- Based in Concord, California, Pacer Stacktrain provides wholesale double-stack rail services (cost-efficient, two-tiered rail transportation for containerized shipments) and cartage cart·age n. 1. The act or process of carting. 2. The cost of carting. cartage a fee charged for carting of goods. See also: Dues and Payment Noun 1. (local trucking) services. Web site: www.Pacerstack.com. For more information on Pacer International, see www.pacer-international.com. |
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