Amazon users have a tendency to purchase a large variety of items and other random items that are often an incentive to receive free shipping from Amazon. This forces shipping companies to adapt to Amazon’s practices because of the volume of shipping they do. Trucking is the primary mode of most freight travel so they have also seen huge growth since the launch of Amazon. This also has created a large number of new jobs within both the shipping and the trucking industry. You can see more data on the impact of Amazon in the guide and graphics from Shorr.
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