Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
135
Total Travel Cost
$5,350
7,986 miles
Avoidable Cost
$1,949
2,908 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$3,402
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
21.5 mi
$14.43 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
8.9%
12 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 82 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$24,337
Labor - Travel
$21,666
Mileage
$963
Lodging
$291
Airfare
$402
Car Rental
$116
Per Diem
$150
Meals
$0
Other
$750

🎯 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 89 $1,260
73.6%
21.1 mi 9 $18,469 3
2 EMS 21 $208
12.2%
14.8 mi 1 $2,602 3
3 Animal Health 4 $164
9.6%
61.2 mi 1 $1,732 2
4 Kiosk 18 $80
4.7%
6.7 mi 0 $382 3

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 MO 135 $1,948
21.5 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 Kansas City MO 11 $379
51.3 mi
2 Lees Summit MO 4 $111
41.2 mi
3 Saint Louis MO 14 $80
8.6 mi
4 St. Louis MO 9 $78
12.9 mi
5 SEDALIA MO 3 $77
38.2 mi
6 HOUSTON MO 6 $66
16.6 mi
7 St Louis MO 7 $42
9.0 mi
8 Ellisville MO 4 $20
7.5 mi
9 Columbia MO 3 $17
8.3 mi
10 Poplar Bluff MO 3 $0
0.0 mi
11 KANSAS CITY MO 3 $0
0.0 mi
12 Independence MO 5 $0
0.0 mi
13 Festus MO 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 135 $1,948
21.5 mi 12 ✈ 1 $24,337 4

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 Blake Ward 50 $1,205
70 mi 36.0 mi 7 1 $14,402
2 Kevin Cox 48 $342
48 mi 10.7 mi 3 1 $5,436
3 Thomas J Langenberg Jr 36 $166
38 mi 6.9 mi 1 1 $3,380