SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Mark C. Thickpenny, of 2855 Campus Drive, city of San Mateo, County of
San Mateo, State of California, hereby appoint Jennifer W. Pileggi, David L.
Slate and Gary S. Cullen, individually, as my attorney-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
Company):
a) To prepare, based upon information provided by me, any or all of the below
listed forms:
Form 3, 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 144, Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities.
b) To execute any or all Forms 3, 4, 5 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, 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 I revoke this Special Power of Attorney;
(2) such time as I am no longer a "reporting person" with respect to Company
securities under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;  or (3)
as to each of the above-named attorney-in-fact, such time as such attorney-
in-fact ceases to serve as an officer of the Company.
Date:12/9/2005  /s/ Mark C. Thickpenny
State of California)
			) ss.
County of San Mateo)
On 12/9/2005 before me, Michele L. Reed, Notary Public, personally appeared
Mark C. Thickpenny, 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.

/s/ Michele L. Reed, Notary Public