8-K

                             UNITED STATES
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C. 20549


                                FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                            March 8, 2005
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            Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                                CNF Inc.
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         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware                       1-5046                      94-1444798
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(State or other             (Commission               (IRS Employer
jurisdiction                File Number)            Identification No.)
of incorporation)


         3240 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, California     94304
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         (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)


          Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                             (650) 494-2900

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     (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On March 7, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing that the
Board of Directors has appointed John J. Anton, William R. Corbin and Admiral
Henry H. Mauz, Jr. as new directors, effective immediately.  Mr. Anton was
appointed as a Class I director, and Mr. Corbin and Admiral Mauz were
appointed as Class III directors.

A copy of the press release is filed with this report as Exhibit 99 and is
incorporated herein by reference.  The foregoing description of the press
release is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

    Exhibit No. Description
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    99          Press release dated March 7, 2005.


                               SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

March 8, 2005

                         CNF Inc.
                         (Registrant)


                         /s/ Jennifer W. Pileggi
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                         Jennifer W.  Pileggi
                         Senior Vice President,
                         General Counsel and Secretary

EX-99

 Exhibit 99



 CNF
 3240 HILLVIEW AVENUE
 PALO ALTO, CA 94304-1297
 (650) 494-2900                                                  NEWS RELEASE


                                                     Contact:  Jamie Fenimore
                                                               (650) 813-5358
                                                       fenimore.jamie@cnf.com


                    CNF BOARD ELECTS THREE NEW DIRECTORS

     PALO ALTO, Calif., - March 7, 2005 - The Board of Directors of CNF Inc.

(NYSE: CNF) announced today that it has elected three new members to its

board, John J. (Jack) Anton, William R. Corbin and retired U.S. Navy Admiral

Henry H. Mauz, Jr. The appointments are effective immediately.

     Anton, 62, is a private investor in food, consumer products, and

specialty ingredient companies.

     Corbin, 64, is executive vice president of Weyerhaeuser Company and

oversees the company's industrial wood products and international business

groups including Weyerhaeuser Forest Products International, Weyerhaeuser

Asia and Europe and the Appearance Wood, Composites and BC Coastal business

groups.

     Mauz, 68, retired from active duty in 1994 after 35 years of service,

the last two-and-a-half of which were spent as Commander-in-Chief of the U.S.

Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia.

     "We are very pleased to have Jack, Bill and Hank join our board," said

W. Keith Kennedy, chairman and interim chief executive officer of CNF Inc.

"These three outstanding individuals bring to CNF a diverse set of

experiences, industry knowledge and perspective that will further enable us

to expand our position as a global leader in supply chain management."

     From 2001 through 2004, Anton served as a senior advisory director with

Fremont Partners, a private equity management firm. From 1992 to 2000, he was

chairman, CEO and co-owner of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company. From 1983 to

1990, Anton served as chairman and co-owner of Carlin Foods Corporation, a

food ingredient company serving the dairy, baking and food service

industries; and from 1990 to 1992, he served as chairman of Carlin Investment

Corporation, which was created to invest in food and specialty chemical

firms.

     Prior to forming Carlin Foods, Anton spent nearly 20 years in management

and executive roles at Ralston Purina and Nabisco Brands Corporations.

     Anton is a decorated U.S. veteran of the Vietnam War. He holds a

bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Notre Dame and he

serves on the advisory boards of Notre Dame's College of Science and the

University of San Francisco's Business School. He also serves as a trustee to

the Schools of the Sacred Heart, San Francisco; and as a past Trustee to the

Allendale Association, a Chicago-based school for abused children. He is also

a member of the World Presidents Organization.

     Corbin joined Weyerhaeuser in 1992. Before being named to his current

position, he served from 1995 to 1999 as executive vice president,

Timberlands and Distribution, and from 1999 to 2004 as executive vice

president, Wood Products.

     Prior to joining Weyerhaeuser, Corbin held senior positions at Crown

Zellerbach Corporation, International Paper Company, and other firms during a

35-year career in wood products manufacturing and timberlands management. He

holds a bachelors degree in forest products from the University of Washington

and a master of forestry degree from Yale. He serves on various boards

including the World Timber Fund; New Home Technologies, LLC; the Harvard

Joint Center for Housing Studies policy advisory board; the University of

Washington's College of Fisheries and Oceanography; and the University of

Washington Foundation.

     From 1990 to 1992, Mauz served as deputy chief of naval operations for

program planning. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis and

holds a postgraduate degree in electrical engineering from the Naval

Postgraduate School and a master's degree in business administration from

Auburn University. Mauz also attended the Naval War College and the Air Force

Command and Staff College. He serves on the board of directors of Texas

Industries, Inc.; on the board of advisors of Genex Technologies, Inc.; and

on the Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Advisory Council. He is president of the

Naval Postgraduate School Foundation.

     CNF is a $3.7 billion management company of supply chain service

providers. It has businesses in less-than-truckload motor carriage, truckload

carriage, air freight, logistics and supply chain management, and trailer

manufacturing.



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