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. 333-48733, 333-92399, 333-
36180, 333-54558, 333-102749, and 333-104803 on Form S-8 and
333-56667 on Form S-3) of CNF Inc. of our report dated June
11, 2004, with respect to the statements of net assets
available for benefits of the CNF Inc. Thrift and Stock Plan
as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related statements
of changes in net assets available for benefits for the
years then ended and the related supplemental schedule of
assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2003, which
report appears in the December 31, 2003 annual report on
Form 11-K of the CNF Inc. Thrift and Stock Plan.

/s/  KPMG LLP


Portland, Oregon
June 21, 2004