Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
326
Total Travel Cost
$48,189
71,925 miles
Avoidable Cost
$42,252
63,063 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$5,937
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
193.4 mi
$129.61 per WO
Median Excess
6.8 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
47.9%
156 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 45 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$22,347
Labor - Travel
$472
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$8,818
Airfare
$5,675
Car Rental
$2,112
Per Diem
$2,350
Meals
$0
Other
$2,920

🎯 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 326 $42,252
100%
193.4 mi 156 ✈ 8 $22,347 18

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 VA 234 $27,591
176.0 mi ✈ 5
2 SC 62 $8,325
200.4 mi ✈ 2
3 NC 9 $3,150
522.4 mi
4 PA 5 $2,379
710.2 mi ✈ 1
5 GA 3 $355
176.8 mi
6 MD 10 $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 Danville VA 52 $19,014
545.7 mi ✈ 5
2 Greenville SC 52 $6,904
198.2 mi ✈ 1
3 Newport News VA 130 $5,729
65.8 mi
4 Rutherfordton NC 9 $3,150
522.4 mi
5 Philadelphia PA 5 $2,379
710.2 mi ✈ 1
6 Portsmouth VA 27 $1,743
96.3 mi
7 Summerville SC 5 $874
260.7 mi
8 Franklin VA 15 $639
63.6 mi
9 Charleston SC 4 $304
113.3 mi
10 Richmond VA 7 $32
6.8 mi
11 Towson MD 10 $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 Melissa Owens 326 $42,252
193.4 mi 156 ✈ 8 $22,347 18

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 23 $9,866
686 mi 640.3 mi 23 ✈ 3 2 $6,310
2 Mark Stelter 19 $9,493
797 mi 745.7 mi 19 ✈ 1 1 $2,063
3 Michael Swingle 23 $8,378
575 mi 543.7 mi 23 ✈ 1 3 $2,259
4 Joe Evans 42 $4,624
173 mi 164.3 mi 41 ✈ 1 1 $2,102
5 Kevin Cogdill 16 $3,103
298 mi 289.5 mi 16 1 $1,941
6 Rozier Cole 21 $2,807
243 mi 199.5 mi 21 1 $488
7 Side Kick Technician 6 $1,743
444 mi 433.6 mi 6 1 $690
8 Xiraiyah Coston 146 $245
30 mi 2.5 mi 1 ✈ 1 2 $2,148
9 Carlos Robles 7 $32
9 mi 6.8 mi 0 1
10 Michael Harris 10 $0
42 mi 0.0 mi 0 1 $501