Towne Air

Eugene Towne established Towne Air Freight, in South Bend in 1963 with one employee and one van. Gary Duke Downey then purchased the firm in August 1982. At that time, South Bend was the only location with 18 employees, two tractors and nine straight trucks. The core business was local pickup and delivery service in South Bend, as well as linehaul service between South Bend and Chicago's O'Hare Airport for the freight community.