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 CNF Inc. Thrift and Stock Plan as of  December  31,  2004 and
2003,  and  the  related  statements  of  changes in net assets available for
benefits for the years then ended 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 CNF Inc. Thrift and Stock Plan.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Portland, Oregon
June 23, 2005