Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
296
Total Travel Cost
$19,804
29,558 miles
Avoidable Cost
$4,267
6,369 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$15,537
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
21.5 mi
$14.42 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
9.1%
27 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 166 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$37,859
Labor - Travel
$30,009
Mileage
$111
Lodging
$3,282
Airfare
$590
Car Rental
$469
Per Diem
$2,250
Meals
$0
Other
$1,148

🎯 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 Healthcare Provider 138 $2,361
55.3%
25.5 mi 14 ✈ 1 $26,368 3
2 Animal Health 42 $1,062
24.9%
37.7 mi 11 $5,316 2
3 EMS 4 $794
18.6%
296.2 mi 2 ✈ 2 $1,622 2
4 Kiosk 10 $51
1.2%
7.6 mi 0 $773 2
5 Bed Services 100 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 ✈ 1 $3,780 1

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 AZ 296 $4,267
21.5 mi ✈ 4

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Coolidge AZ 6 $1,985
493.7 mi ✈ 3
2 Phoenix AZ 43 $495
17.2 mi
3 Glendale AZ 15 $254
25.2 mi
4 Mesa AZ 15 $201
20.0 mi
5 Peoria AZ 11 $172
23.2 mi
6 Surprise AZ 5 $158
47.3 mi
7 Goodyear AZ 11 $114
15.5 mi
8 Buckeye AZ 6 $90
22.4 mi
9 Scottsdale AZ 6 $75
18.7 mi
10 Chandler AZ 4 $54
20.2 mi
11 PHOENIX AZ 5 $52
15.4 mi
12 Tucson AZ 14 $42
4.4 mi
13 TUCSON AZ 3 $40
20.1 mi
14 Tempe AZ 3 $27
13.3 mi
15 Flagstaff AZ 4 $23
8.7 mi
16 Sierra Vista AZ 101 $0
0.0 mi ✈ 1
17 Sun City AZ 3 $0
0.0 mi
18 Phoenix, AZ 3 $0
0.0 mi
19 Avondale AZ 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 Kaitlyn Kelch 296 $4,267
21.5 mi 27 ✈ 4 $37,859 3

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 Brandon Rodriguez 5 $1,985
592 mi 592.4 mi 5 ✈ 3 1 $3,537
2 Andrew Przybyla 98 $1,898
57 mi 28.9 mi 19 1 $16,603
3 Tyler Bollman 193 $385
109 mi 3.0 mi 3 ✈ 1 1 $17,719