Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
65
Total Travel Cost
$21,740
32,448 miles
Avoidable Cost
$19,184
28,633 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$2,556
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
440.5 mi
$295.14 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
41.5%
27 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 19 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$4,787
Labor - Travel
$2,596
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$559
Airfare
$669
Car Rental
$0
Per Diem
$575
Meals
$0
Other
$388

🎯 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 FCO 52 $18,661
97.3%
535.6 mi 23 ✈ 1 $2,028 7
2 EMS 3 $400
2.1%
199.0 mi 3 $163 2
3 Healthcare Provider 9 $120
0.6%
19.9 mi 1 $2,596 5

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TX 65 $19,184
440.5 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 DALLAS TX 19 $15,136
1,189.0 mi ✈ 1
2 TEMPLE TX 4 $3,526
1,315.4 mi
3 Dallas TX 4 $20
7.6 mi
4 BROWNSVILLE TX 6 $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 Laura Hill 65 $19,184
440.5 mi 27 ✈ 1 $4,787 11

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 Davon Cox 14 $12,537
1,369 mi 1,336.6 mi 14 ✈ 1 1 $1,758
2 Curtis Sprague 19 $224
101 mi 17.6 mi 1 1 $430
3 Christopher Womack 17 $15
45 mi 1.4 mi 0 1 $1,153