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Converging on logistics: Pacer Distribution deals with warehouse provider, CaseStack mergers with AtomicBox Logistics.(Pacer Distribution Services teams up with E*Fill America)

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| May 29, 2006 | Hoffman, William | COPYRIGHT 2003 All Rights Reserved. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Four U.S. logistics companies are putting to the test the old maxim that sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Warehouse and consolidation specialist CaseStack is merging with a provider of value-added services to shippers in China, Atomicbox Logistics, to broaden service opportunities at both companies. Meanwhile, Pacer Distribution Services, the warehousing and distribution arm of Pacer International, teamed with warehouse chain E*Fill America to boost distribution and logistics services.

The two deals are part of a growing push by logistics providers to stretch geographic reach and services for shippers pushing relentlessly for more, …

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