Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
29
Total Travel Cost
$3,133
4,677 miles
Avoidable Cost
$2,927
4,368 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$207
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
150.6 mi
$100.92 per WO
Median Excess
167.5 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
55.2%
16 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 11 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$927
Labor - Travel
$0
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$0
Airfare
$0
Car Rental
$0
Per Diem
$50
Meals
$0
Other
$877

🎯 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 Bed Services 29 $2,927
100%
150.6 mi 16 $927 9

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 SC 13 $1,572
180.6 mi
2 VA 13 $1,309
150.2 mi
3 GA 3 $46
22.6 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 Petersburg VA 4 $1,304
486.6 mi
2 Greenville SC 7 $787
167.7 mi
3 Charleston SC 6 $786
195.5 mi
4 Merchanicsville VA 8 $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 Mark Franks 29 $2,927
150.6 mi 16 $927 9

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 Joe Evans 7 $787
179 mi 167.7 mi 7 1 $115
2 Jon Sanchez 8 $0
7 mi 0.0 mi 0 1 $131