SPECIAL POWER OF A TTORNEV
I, Peter W. Stott, 2896 SW Patton Road, Portland.
County of Multnomah, State of Oregon. hereby
appoint Eberhard G-H. Schmoller, David L. Slate
and Gary S. Cullenr individually, as myattomey-in-
fact to act in my name, place and stead to do any
and all of the following regarding my holding of or
transactions in securities of CNF Inc. a Delaware
corporation (the ACompany@):
a) To prepare, based upon information provided by
mer any or all of the below listed
forms-
Form 3r Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership
of Securities;
Form 4. Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership;
Form 5. Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial
Ownership; or
Form 144r Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities.
b) To execute any or all Forms 3.4, 5 or 144 on my behalf.
c) To file Forms 3.4.5 or 144 with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, the New
York Stock Exchange and the Company r in a timely manner
and following proper
filing procedures.
d) To take such other actions as necessary or desirable
to effectuate the foregoing-
The rights, powers and authority of my attorney-in-fact
to exercise any and all of the rights and
powers herein granted shall commence and be in full
force and effect beginning on the date of
execution of this Special Power of Attorney and shall
remain in full force and effect until the earlier to
occur of the following: (1) such time as t revoke this
Special Power of Attorney; (2) such time as I
resign my directorship or office with the Company; or
(3) as to each of the above-named attomey-inw
fact, such time as such attorney-in-fact ceases to
serve as an officer of the Company.
Date: February 19. 2004 ./) 1-- J I. /1 .I-,-fK-
P"'(;~--W~S~ ~ /A...JA.AN"'
State of OREGON )
)ss.
County of MUL TNOMAH )
On February 19. 2004 before me, Katherine A. Inman
Notary Public. personallyappeared
Peter W. stott , personally known to me (or proved to
me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to
be the person whose name is subscribed on the within
instrument and acknowledged to me that he
executed the same in his authorized capacity
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
.O~ICiAl8eAl n1a i ~THE:AI..~ A I"MAN
.! NOTARY PUBliC-OREGO~
po..~ COM~ISSION NQ 339$8$
MY MMI&SION eX?IR~S NOV 2f , 1001
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