In Russia, in 2022, the rules for the exchange of electronic transportation documents came into force; and carriers were able to voluntarily issue the following types of electronic transport documents: a bill of lading, an order, and an accompanying statement. At the beginning of 2023, the list of electronically processed transportation documents was expanded. The following documents have been added: an electronic waybill, an electronic order (application), an electronic chartering agreement, and a forwarding receipt. The study shows the scheme of the electronic exchange of transportation documents in the state information system Electronic Transportation Documents», which provides the exchange of information from electronic transportation documents between participants in the transportation process and the provision of such information to state bodies of the Russian Federation. The main result of the study are as follows. The usefulness and effect of the state information system Electronic Transportation Documents are shown, which consist in the fact that the electronic document accompanying the transportation becomes legally significant. In case of probable loss of documents (paper format), the electronic document can be found and verified at any time. For participants in the transport market, it is possible to track the status of transportation by stages of cargo movement at any time. The research materials are addressed to transport specialists, participants in the transport services market, representatives of transport and logistics companies, IT developers and curators of projects for the introduction of electronic turnover in the transport sector of the economy.