{"id":7588,"date":"2015-07-01T05:40:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T05:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=7588"},"modified":"2015-07-01T05:40:22","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T05:40:22","slug":"high-flying-transport-firm-relies-on-mercedes-benz-vans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/7588","title":{"rendered":"High-flying transport firm relies on Mercedes-Benz vans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/jjx-logisitics-new-vito-sm.jpg\" alt=\"JJX Logisitics' new Mercedes-Benz Vito\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/jjx-logisitics-new-vito-sm.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/jjx-logisitics-new-vito-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/jjx-logisitics-new-vito-sm-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>In an occasional series about the impressive\u00a0loyalty Mercedes-Benz vans inspire in their operators, I bring you JJX Logistics of Wolverhampton.<\/p>\n<p>This high-end\u00a0light transport company\u00a0serves the aerospace and aviation industry with a fleet of 24 Mercedes vans and a\u00a0handful of Merc trucks.\u00a0JJX was an early customer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/4584\">the Euro 6 Sprinter<\/a> when it went on sale last year, and the most recent addition to its fleet is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/7103\">a new Vito<\/a>, a model that&#8217;s only just reached\u00a0the UK.<\/p>\n<p>A real head-turner in its metallic blue paintwork with colour-coded bumpers, five-spoke alloy wheels and roof rails, the latest addition to the JJX Logistics is also fully specced up.<\/p>\n<p>The van&#8217;s equipment includes the\u00a0optional Driving Assistance package with\u00a0Collision Prevention Assist, Blind Spot Assist and Lane Keeping Assist systems, as well as host of other extra features such as Tempmatic Air Conditioning, an LED Intelligent Light System, a Comfort driver\u2019s seat and Chrome interior trim.<\/p>\n<p>JJX founder John Donovan\u00a0had already placed his order when he trialled one of Rygor\u2019s demonstrators:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI liked everything about it,\u201d he recalled. \u201cThe restyled front end looks really smart and it\u2019s even more car-like and comfortable to drive than the previous model, while in terms of usable cargo space the Extra-long version is brilliant. I\u2019m now looking forward to reaping some valuable fuel bill savings as a result of the New Vito\u2019s improved economy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The New Vito is powered by an advanced 2.1-litre engine which transmits its 163 hp output via a six-speed manual transmission. The first low-emission Euro 6 engine in the mid-sized van class drives the back wheels \u2013uniquely in this segment, New Vito customers can choose from variants with front- or rear-wheel drive configurations.The van also came with a standard-fit package of fuel-saving enhancements including alternator management, improved underbody aerodynamics and the ECO start\/stop function.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top-end courier JJX Logistics has added a well-specified new Vito to its 24-strong fleet of Mercedes-Benz vans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[1744,855],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7588"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7588"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7590,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7588\/revisions\/7590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}