iDrive Logistics is now live in Extensiv

3PLs and shippers on Extensiv have a new option for multi-carrier shipping, and it does not require a separate platform.

iDrive Logistics is now integrated directly into Extensiv, with native access to a 10-carrier domestic shipping network. Rate shopping, label generation, tracking, and billing run inside the same workflow you already use to manage inventory and warehouse operations.

If you have been managing shipping outside your WMS, that is the real change. If you ship on one or two carriers today, you are likely leaving savings on the table, and the work of capturing them has been living in a separate tool.

Here is what changes:

One platform instead of two

If you run a separate shipping tool alongside Extensiv, you know the friction: separate logins, separate invoices, and separate reconciliation. Shipping costs processed through an outside tool often do not flow cleanly back into client billing, and surcharges slip through as margin leaks.

With iDrive inside Extensiv, that split goes away. Rate shopping, label generation, carrier selection, tracking, and billing all happen where your inventory and order management already live. One workflow. One set of invoices. Completely integrated.

Accurate landed costs, finally in your billing workflow

iDrive passes through the full landed cost per package: base rate, fuel surcharge, residential surcharge, dimensional weight, and accessorials. That cost flows directly into Extensiv's billing workflow, so you can bill your brand customers for shipping alongside pick, pack, and storage fees. One invoice, accurate from day one.

No going back to a brand four weeks later with unreconciled surcharges. No absorbing costs you could not track. No separate billing system.

For brands, that creates trust. When you can show a customer exactly what every package cost, broken down by carrier and surcharge, they stop wondering whether they are being overcharged. That transparency makes you stickier to the brands you serve.

Rates built on $5 billion in managed spend

A 3PL shipping 10,000 packages a month does not have the leverage to negotiate the rates of an operation shipping 10 million a year. That is where a partner like iDrive changes the math.

iDrive has managed over $5 billion in transportation spend since 2008. That aggregate volume drives carrier rates that individual 3PLs and brands cannot negotiate on their own. Average client savings across iDrive's network run about 21%.

Through the Extensiv integration, those rates come with no contract, no setup fees, and no platform fees. iDrive's margin is built into the label rate, so comparing what you pay today to an iDrive rate for the same shipment is a straightforward exercise.

A dozen carriers, optimized automatically

Carrier diversity is the core of the value. If you ship on one or two carriers, every package runs the same way whether or not that is the best option. iDrive rate-shops across 10 domestic carriers for every shipment, choosing the best fit on cost, transit time, destination, package profile, and service level.

No single carrier wins on every package. A shipment from Dallas to Phoenix might be cheapest on GLS. The same weight to rural Vermont might do best on USPS. Shopping 10 carriers per shipment instead of two compounds both your savings and performance.

Why this matters for 3PLs

3PLs like you operate on margin. Every dollar lost to unreconciled shipping charges, every brand that churns over a billing surprise, every hour spent reconciling invoices across two platforms is margin gone. The integration goes after the three biggest sources of shipping-related margin erosion.

Cost leakage stops. When shipping runs through an outside tool, surcharges and adjustments often do not make it back into client invoices. With iDrive inside Extensiv, costs are accurate at the point of shipment, with nothing to reconcile later.

Billing friction disappears. Brands increasingly want to see what their packages cost. Going back weeks later with surprise surcharges strains the relationship, and some 3PLs lose brands over it. Accurate, transparent billing from day one prevents that.

Carrier options multiply. A 10-carrier network finds savings a single-carrier setup never could. Different carriers win on different lanes, profiles, and service levels, and the system matches the right carrier to every package so your team does not have to.

The result is a flywheel. Lower shipping costs let you quote more competitively, which wins more brand customers, which drives more volume, which unlocks better rates. That cycle starts when shipping is native to the operation, not when it lives in a separate tool.

How to connect in minutes

1. Small Parcel Suite users can sign up for an iDrive account or request one if you do not have it yet. iDrive configures your carrier access and maps your Extensiv Warehouse IDs to iDrive Shipping Sites.
2. Create a carrier connection in Small Parcel Suite settings. Select iDrive Logistics as the carrier and provider, then enter your Client ID, Client Secret, and Tenant ID. One connection per customer keeps billing organized.
3. Select your carrier accounts. Choose which of iDrive's carriers to sync to Small Parcel Suite.
4. Start shipping. Orders flow through Extensiv as usual. iDrive handles carrier selection, label generation, and tracking, and landed costs appear in your standard billing workflow.

No contracts, setup fees, or platform fees.

Getting started

Extensiv customers can connect their iDrive account today. If you are not yet an iDrive customer, the fastest way to start is the by visiting this page: https://www.idrivelogistics.com/contact/extensiv/