Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
72
Total Travel Cost
$4,590
6,851 miles
Avoidable Cost
$2,007
2,996 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$2,583
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
41.6 mi
$27.88 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
15.3%
11 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 46 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$21,908
Labor - Travel
$16,813
Mileage
$63
Lodging
$1,961
Airfare
$1,431
Car Rental
$320
Per Diem
$725
Meals
$0
Other
$595

🎯 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 58 $1,837
99.8%
47.3 mi 10 $17,883 4
2 Kiosk 6 $4
0.2%
1.1 mi 0 $338 2
3 EMS 6 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 $862 1

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 KS 72 $2,007
41.6 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 Leawood KS 6 $936
232.8 mi
2 Overland Park KS 7 $455
96.9 mi
3 Shawnee KS 4 $149
55.5 mi
4 Topeka KS 4 $46
16.9 mi
5 Wichita KS 4 $13
4.8 mi
6 Leavenworth KS 4 $0
0.0 mi
7 LAWRENCE KS 3 $0
0.0 mi
8 Kansas City KS 3 $0
0.0 mi
9 Edwardsville KS 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 72 $2,007
41.6 mi 11 ✈ 1 $21,908 5

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 Darrell Hendrix 10 $1,128
237 mi 168.3 mi 6 1 $3,870
2 Thomas J Langenberg Jr 57 $169
50 mi 4.4 mi 0 1 $11,839