Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
364
Total Travel Cost
$23,012
34,347 miles
Avoidable Cost
$10,305
15,381 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$12,707
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
42.3 mi
$28.31 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
29.9%
109 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 202 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$63,982
Labor - Travel
$50,989
Mileage
$3,753
Lodging
$3,170
Airfare
$1,776
Car Rental
$833
Per Diem
$1,775
Meals
$0
Other
$1,686

🎯 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 201 $4,246
41.2%
31.5 mi 63 ✈ 1 $42,898 3
2 Bed Services 9 $3,150
30.6%
522.4 mi 9 $707 2
3 Kiosk 69 $2,028
19.7%
43.9 mi 27 $3,762 3
4 EMS 72 $880
8.5%
18.3 mi 10 $13,658 2
5 Lab/Power 6 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 $426 1
6 Training/Other 6 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 ✈ 2 $2,457 2

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 NC 364 $10,305
42.3 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 Rutherfordton NC 9 $3,150
522.4 mi
2 Charlotte NC 46 $1,268
41.1 mi ✈ 1
3 Fayetteville NC 16 $452
42.2 mi
4 Greensboro NC 14 $364
38.9 mi
5 Winston Salem NC 22 $245
16.6 mi
6 Concord NC 15 $232
23.0 mi
7 Wilmington NC 5 $224
67.0 mi
8 Asheville NC 5 $214
63.8 mi
9 Raleigh NC 17 $212
18.6 mi
10 Salisbury NC 4 $170
63.5 mi
11 Jacksonville NC 4 $150
56.1 mi
12 Rocky Mount NC 7 $146
31.2 mi
13 Cary NC 11 $133
18.0 mi
14 Hickory NC 4 $132
49.3 mi
15 Gastonia NC 3 $124
61.6 mi
16 Winston-Salem NC 4 $121
45.3 mi
17 Lumberton NC 4 $104
38.7 mi
18 Harrisburg NC 3 $94
47.1 mi
19 High Point NC 3 $93
46.4 mi
20 Wake Forest NC 5 $84
25.2 mi
21 Hendersonville NC 3 $80
39.5 mi
22 Pittsboro NC 3 $80
39.6 mi
23 Burlington NC 3 $76
37.6 mi
24 Durham NC 17 $66
5.8 mi
25 Chapel Hill NC 3 $56
27.6 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 Melissa Owens 364 $10,305
42.3 mi 109 ✈ 3 $63,982 7

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 Christopher Carroll 8 $2,981
589 mi 556.1 mi 8 1 $447
2 Christopher Morning 116 $2,069
58 mi 26.6 mi 28 ✈ 1 1 $21,761
3 Praelow Cameron 67 $2,028
99 mi 45.2 mi 27 1 $989
4 Eric Colon 49 $2,018
105 mi 61.5 mi 32 1 $12,594
5 Rozier Cole 33 $710
140 mi 32.1 mi 8 1 $9,263
6 Todd Fogiel 90 $330
69 mi 5.5 mi 5 ✈ 2 1 $18,667