Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
450
Total Travel Cost
$113,993
170,139 miles
Avoidable Cost
$91,629
136,759 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$22,365
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
303.9 mi
$203.62 per WO
Median Excess
164.1 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
66.9%
301 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 128 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$94,085
Labor - Travel
$65,780
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$11,091
Airfare
$7,269
Car Rental
$2,005
Per Diem
$4,000
Meals
$0
Other
$3,940

Billable vs Internal Cost — Margin Gap

Compares what was billed to clients against what we actually paid for travel expenses. The gap represents unbilled internal cost.

Internal Cost (What We Paid)
$94,085
128 WOs with expenses
Billed to Client
$46,596
49.5% recovery rate
Margin Gap (Unbilled)
$47,488
Cost absorbed internally
Avg Expense / WO
$735
Avg billed: $364
Internal Cost
$94,085
Billed
$46,596

Expense Breakdown by Category

Internal cost vs billed amount by expense type. Negative margin = we paid more than we billed.

Category Lines WOs Internal Cost Billed to Client Margin Gap Recovery % Gap Distribution
Labor - Travel (Hours) 281 160 $65,780 $43,386 $22,394 66%
Lodging 63 35 $11,091 $712 $10,379 6.4%
Airfare 17 12 $7,269 $1,749 $5,520 24.1%
Per Diem 96 43 $4,000 $220 $3,780 5.5%
Other Expenses 117 54 $3,940 $161 $3,778 4.1%
Car Rental 22 12 $2,005 $368 $1,637 18.3%

Expenses by Vertical

Vertical WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
FCO 151 $93,363 $46,596 $46,767 49.9%
Project 19 $707 $0 $707 0%
Training/Other 1 $15 $0 $15 0%

Expenses by Order Type

Order Type WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
FCO 73 $64,730 $32,435 $32,296 50.1%
Preventive Maintenance 57 $11,374 $6,045 $5,329 53.1%
Installation 8 $8,569 $6,876 $1,693 80.2%
Repair 8 $4,392 $1,240 $3,152 28.2%
Training 5 $4,313 $0 $4,313 0%
Upgrade 19 $707 $0 $707 0%
PM 1 $0 $0 $0 0%

Monthly Expense Trend — Internal Cost vs Billed