Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
774
Total Travel Cost
$37,613
56,139 miles
Avoidable Cost
$17,780
26,537 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$19,833
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
34.3 mi
$22.97 per WO
Median Excess
9.9 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
19.1%
148 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 483 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$156,041
Labor - Travel
$127,867
Mileage
$2,547
Lodging
$7,721
Airfare
$1,968
Car Rental
$858
Per Diem
$5,225
Meals
$0
Other
$9,854

🎯 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 498 $12,599
71%
37.8 mi 104 ✈ 1 $122,029 9
2 EMS 100 $2,784
15.7%
41.5 mi 28 $11,177 5
3 Kiosk 140 $1,334
7.5%
14.2 mi 5 $16,168 7
4 Bed Services 9 $624
3.5%
103.5 mi 5 $1,405 2
5 Lab/Power 11 $141
0.8%
19.1 mi 2 ✈ 1 $1,479 5
6 Training/Other 6 $138
0.8%
34.4 mi 1 ✈ 1 $1,884 5
7 Animal Health 8 $123
0.7%
22.8 mi 2 $1,724 3

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TX 774 $17,780
34.3 mi ✈ 3

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 El Paso TX 8 $2,104
392.7 mi ✈ 1
2 San Antonio TX 60 $1,725
42.9 mi
3 Corpus Christi TX 27 $1,307
72.2 mi
4 Austin TX 29 $1,120
57.7 mi
5 Dallas TX 56 $894
23.8 mi
6 Houston TX 72 $844
17.5 mi
7 Laredo TX 9 $779
129.1 mi
8 FORT SAM HOUSTON TX 5 $451
134.5 mi
9 FORT WORTH TX 5 $393
117.2 mi
10 Luling TX 6 $335
83.3 mi
11 Tyler TX 10 $307
45.8 mi
12 Temple TX 4 $303
112.9 mi
13 Galveston TX 12 $287
35.7 mi
14 McAllen TX 3 $271
134.7 mi
15 SAN ANTONIO TX 4 $222
82.9 mi
16 Terrell TX 4 $178
66.5 mi ✈ 1
17 Fort Worth TX 22 $172
11.7 mi
18 Frisco TX 5 $163
48.7 mi
19 New Braunfels TX 3 $157
77.9 mi
20 Conroe TX 6 $155
38.5 mi
21 Edinburg TX 4 $147
55.0 mi
22 Irving TX 10 $139
20.8 mi
23 Houston, TX 7 $123
26.1 mi
24 Plano TX 13 $120
13.8 mi
25 Round Rock TX 3 $119
59.4 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 774 $17,780
34.3 mi 148 ✈ 3 $156,041 14

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 Chane Lacy 188 $6,216
85 mi 49.3 mi 54 1 $43,001
2 Arturo Diaz 90 $3,733
92 mi 61.9 mi 16 ✈ 1 1 $15,537
3 Anthony Wirth 135 $3,123
69 mi 34.5 mi 47 1 $28,247
4 Christopher Womack 155 $1,671
53 mi 16.1 mi 5 ✈ 1 1 $23,090
5 Zachary Stieben 149 $1,144
43 mi 11.5 mi 7 1 $18,791
6 Curtis Sprague 38 $1,105
115 mi 43.4 mi 12 1 $9,058
7 Darrell Hendrix 10 $135
200 mi 20.1 mi 1 1 $2,965