An integral yet overlooked part of logistics is the freight and trucking industry responsible for carrying large shipments, and often over long distances. This unit looks into the business behind freight brokers and shippers in connecting carriers to cargo, identifying routes, and arranging and tracking shipments. This unit also unveils the industry’s integration of e-commerce in adopting the “share economy” model, much like Uber, through the novel freight-sharing apps Cargomatic, Uber Freight, and Amazon Relay, transforming the logistics of the freight industry as we know it.