Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
188
Total Travel Cost
$15,343
22,900 miles
Avoidable Cost
$6,184
9,229 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$9,159
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
49.1 mi
$32.89 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
25%
47 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 126 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$30,913
Labor - Travel
$18,780
Mileage
$6,504
Lodging
$2,170
Airfare
$0
Car Rental
$245
Per Diem
$1,600
Meals
$0
Other
$1,614

🎯 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 EMS 188 $6,183
100%
49.1 mi 47 ✈ 2 $30,913 10

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TX 100 $2,784
41.5 mi
2 IL 13 $819
94.0 mi
3 AZ 4 $794
296.2 mi ✈ 2
4 AR 4 $626
233.5 mi
5 LA 17 $488
42.9 mi
6 IA 3 $403
200.7 mi
7 MO 21 $208
14.8 mi
8 OK 19 $62
4.8 mi
9 KS 6 $0
0.0 mi

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Laredo TX 8 $776
144.7 mi
2 Corpus Christi TX 9 $499
82.7 mi
3 Winnsboro LA 7 $488
104.1 mi
4 WEST DES MOINES, IA 3 $403
200.7 mi
5 FORT WORTH TX 4 $385
143.6 mi
6 Luling TX 6 $335
83.3 mi
7 San Antonio TX 9 $239
39.7 mi
8 EULESS TX 3 $104
51.8 mi
9 HOUSTON MO 6 $66
16.6 mi
10 Leavenworth KS 4 $0
0.0 mi
11 Magnolia TX 4 $0
0.0 mi
12 Oklahoma City OK 3 $0
0.0 mi
13 Okmulgee OK 3 $0
0.0 mi
14 Robstown TX 3 $0
0.0 mi
15 Shreveport LA 10 $0
0.0 mi
16 Springfield IL 5 $0
0.0 mi
17 Deer Park TX 4 $0
0.0 mi
18 Altus OK 4 $0
0.0 mi
19 Dickinson TX 4 $0
0.0 mi
20 Festus MO 3 $0
0.0 mi
21 Forney TX 3 $0
0.0 mi
22 Houston TX 7 $0
0.0 mi
23 Carrollton TX 4 $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 188 $6,183
49.1 mi 47 ✈ 2 $30,913 10

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 52 $2,158
120 mi 61.9 mi 24 1 $6,913
2 Christopher Womack 46 $1,408
136 mi 45.7 mi 13 3 $8,111
3 Kevin Cox 28 $265
79 mi 14.1 mi 1 3 $1,878
4 Thomas J Langenberg Jr 11 $236
82 mi 32.0 mi 2 4 $1,077
5 Darrell Hendrix 21 $215
112 mi 15.3 mi 2 3 $4,926
6 Anthony Wirth 20 $0
71 mi 0.0 mi 0 1 $2,161