Cooperation is a common practice in logistics, as it optimizes routes and reduces costs through joint freight transportation. Nevertheless, incentives such as the fair distribution of profits between companies are essential to maintaining such cooperation. This study provides an overview of relevant profit allocation mechanisms for sustaining long-term cooperation in logistics by reviewing recently published studies on horizontal cooperation in transport logistics. Thus, the paper describes relevant profit distribution methods and their application in transport logistics and examines the role of optimized transport planning as a prerequisite for profitable cooperation.