Travel & Margin Analysis

Quantify excess travel cost and identify optimization opportunities across your field service operation

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WOs Analyzed
237
Total Travel Cost
$5,537
8,264 miles
Avoidable Cost
$2,169
3,238 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$3,367
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
13.7 mi
$9.15 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
5.9%
14 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 41 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$9,763
Labor - Travel
$5,062
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$1,712
Airfare
$824
Car Rental
$147
Per Diem
$625
Meals
$0
Other
$1,394

🎯 Low Hanging Fruit — Biggest Drivers of Excess Travel Cost

Ranked by total avoidable cost across five dimensions. Focus on the top items in each category for the highest ROI improvements.

By Vertical

Which service verticals generate the most excess travel? Clinical Education stands out with very high per-WO excess.

# Vertical WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Outliers Flew Actual Expense Techs
1 Project 4 $805
37.1%
300.4 mi 4 $48 1
2 Kiosk 17 $665
30.6%
58.4 mi 4 $2,020 3
3 Healthcare Provider 25 $454
20.9%
27.1 mi 4 $4,237 1
4 Bed Services 176 $204
9.4%
1.7 mi 1 ✈ 1 $3,267 2
5 EMS 12 $42
1.9%
5.2 mi 1 $193 2
6 Training/Other 3 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 2

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 LA 237 $2,169
13.7 mi ✈ 1

By City

Top cities by total avoidable cost. These are your biggest geographic hotspots.

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Jefferson LA 4 $805
300.4 mi
2 New Orleans LA 11 $722
98.0 mi
3 Shreveport LA 162 $172
1.6 mi
4 Slidell LA 3 $46
23.1 mi
5 Hammond LA 5 $29
8.8 mi
6 Gretna LA 12 $27
3.4 mi
7 Thibodaux LA 3 $0
0.0 mi
8 Houma LA 4 $0
0.0 mi
9 Lafayette LA 3 $0
0.0 mi
10 Monroe LA 14 $0
0.0 mi

By Coordinator

Coordinators whose dispatching decisions result in the most excess travel. High avg excess suggests systematic over-dispatching; high WO count with moderate excess suggests volume-driven impact.

# Coordinator WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Outliers Flew Actual Expense Techs Used
1 Abby Jinerson 237 $2,169
13.7 mi 14 ✈ 1 $9,763 6

By Technician — Repeat Offenders

Techs who consistently travel far beyond the closest available option. High states-served count may indicate a roaming/national tech; high avg excess with few states suggests a misplaced home base.

# Technician WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Actual Dist Avg Excess Outliers Flew States Actual Expense
1 Kenneth Lancara 5 $1,009
344 mi 301.2 mi 5 ✈ 1 1 $3,160
2 Jason Cunningham 50 $454
55 mi 13.5 mi 4 1 $5,729
3 Daniel Clark 177 $0
13 mi 0.0 mi 0 1 $155