Exhibit 32(a)


      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
September 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, W. Keith
Kennedy, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best
of my knowledge:

  (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of
       section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
       1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

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


Dated:  November 8, 2004




   /s/ W. Keith Kennedy, Jr.
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Name:  W. Keith Kennedy, Jr.
Title: Chief Executive Officer


                                               Exhibit 32(b)

      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
September 30, 2004 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. section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best
of my knowledge:

  (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of
       section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
       1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

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


Dated:  November 8, 2004



   /s/ Chutta Ratnathicam
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Name:  Chutta Ratnathicam
Title: Chief Financial Officer