Abstract
The author is considering transport documents in a sense of a certain date, the usage features of transport
documents in multimodal transportations. Various models of relationships are possible between the
participants of multimodal transportation and this stipulates the features of usage of transport documents.
Transportation based on the contract of multimodal (combined) transportation of goods conditionally is
implemented according to one transport document, since contractual relationships between the operator of
multimodal (combined) transportation and sub-carriers are verified by personal transport documents (bills
of lading, consignation notes).
KEY WORDS: transport document, multimodal transportations, the operator of multimodal (combined)
transportation, bills of lading, consignation notes.