HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — The Port of Virginia is expanding within the next five years in an effort to attract larger vessels traveling through the Panama Canal, according to a presentation during an Aug. 3 sightseeing visit for Congressional staffers and the media.

UPS Inc. has completed a project to drive 1 billion miles using alternative fuels and advanced technology one year earlier than it planned, the company announced Aug. 2.

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems is recalling approximately 200,000 SR-5 brand spring brake valves manufactured between Jan. 1, 2014, and March 4, 2016, because of a defect that could affect parking the tractor-trailer. The recall affects only brakes on trailers, not on tractors, according to Bendix.

Echo Global Logistics reported a jump in second-quarter earnings year-over-year, primarily tied to stronger truckload volume and transactional revenue.

In the fall, Nickell Robey plays cornerback for the Buffalo Bills. But when he isn’t on the football field, he fulfills a lifelong dream and a family tradition to manage a for-hire trucking business.

FedEx Freight has launched a freight box service that could have a big effect on the way less-than-truckload carriers charge customers, moving toward dimension- and distance-based pricing rather than the National Motor Freight Classification system, analysts said.