This paper analyzes the emergence, development and types of transport documents in all branches of traffic. Transport documents and the need for them came from the very beginning of trading and the exchange of goods between people. The need and reasons for editing relations arising from these actions are more than obvious. With the development of means of transport, the rate of flow of goods increases, and as a result the relations resulting from this become more complicated and the need for detailed editing, it is getting bigger. Transport documents in all branches of traffic are similar and meet similar purpose. These are essentially the documents accompanying the cargo receipt and confirm that a carriage contract has been concluded and that the cargo will be delivered to the consignee. Today we find more types of transport documents with various variations and types depending on the type of cargo and transport. Also, electronic means of data logging and transfer are increasingly being used, and transport documents have a completely new electronic format that needs to be legally edited.