Exhibit 99.3

      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT
                           OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CNF
Inc. (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended June 30,
2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Chutta Ratnathicam, Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002, that:

  (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of
       section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
       1934; and

  (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly
       presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
       and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Chutta Ratnathicam
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Name:     Chutta Ratnathicam
Title:    Chief Financial Officer
Date:     August 9, 2002