Exhibit 23



          Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



To the Finance Committee of the
CNF Inc. Board of Directors:

We  consent  to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Nos. 333-92399  and  333-102749 on Form S-8) of CNF Inc. of our report dated
June 17, 2005, with respect  to  the  statements  of net assets available for
benefits of the Menlo Worldwide Forwarding Savings  Plan  as  of December 31,
2004  and 2003, and the related statement of changes in net assets  available
for  benefits   for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2004  and  the  related
supplemental schedule  as  of  December 31, 2004, which report appears in the
December  31,  2004  annual  report  on  Form 11-K  of  the  Menlo  Worldwide
Forwarding Savings Plan.




                                                  /s/ KPMG LLP
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                                                  KPMG LLP

Portland, Oregon
June 23, 2005