Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
342
Total Travel Cost
$30,524
45,559 miles
Avoidable Cost
$17,494
26,110 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$13,031
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
76.3 mi
$51.15 per WO
Median Excess
29.2 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
49.1%
168 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 98 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$21,466
Labor - Travel
$10,874
Mileage
$513
Lodging
$5,773
Airfare
$1,546
Car Rental
$392
Per Diem
$1,800
Meals
$0
Other
$569

🎯 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 Bed Services 161 $16,456
94.1%
152.6 mi 161 $5,597 2
2 Healthcare Provider 99 $663
3.8%
10.0 mi 6 $11,417 4
3 Kiosk 69 $375
2.1%
8.1 mi 1 $323 2
4 EMS 9 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 $788 1

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 IN 342 $17,494
76.3 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 Terre Haute IN 161 $16,456
152.6 mi
2 Jeffersonville IN 3 $153
76.5 mi
3 Fort Wayne IN 7 $101
21.5 mi
4 Warsaw IN 4 $78
29.2 mi
5 Anderson IN 6 $42
10.3 mi
6 elkhart IN 9 $42
6.9 mi
7 Indianapolis IN 50 $41
1.2 mi
8 Elkhart IN 9 $38
6.2 mi
9 Mishawaka IN 3 $35
17.2 mi
10 South Bend IN 4 $31
11.5 mi
11 Kokomo IN 4 $19
7.0 mi
12 Greenwood IN 4 $13
4.7 mi
13 Muncie IN 4 $9
3.2 mi
14 Lafayette IN 4 $7
2.5 mi
15 Carmel IN 3 $2
1.0 mi
16 Westfield IN 3 $0
0.0 mi
17 Fishers IN 4 $0
0.0 mi
18 Noblesville IN 5 $0
0.0 mi
19 Indianapolis, IN 3 $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 Charles Ramen 342 $17,494
76.3 mi 168 ✈ 1 $21,466 7

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 Jim Kingery 137 $15,209
244 mi 165.7 mi 137 1 $5,245
2 Scott R Roberts 33 $1,248
133 mi 56.4 mi 24 1 $1,140
3 Vincent Nyathi 141 $671
31 mi 7.1 mi 4 1 $8,563
4 Jon Kuehl 27 $231
90 mi 12.8 mi 1 1 $2,736