Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
798
Total Travel Cost
$35,911
53,598 miles
Avoidable Cost
$19,199
28,656 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$16,711
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
35.9 mi
$24.06 per WO
Median Excess
9.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
22.1%
176 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 520 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$201,236
Labor - Travel
$176,694
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$7,924
Airfare
$5,357
Car Rental
$4,341
Per Diem
$2,500
Meals
$0
Other
$4,420

🎯 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 798 $19,200
100%
35.9 mi 176 ✈ 8 $201,236 17

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 PA 260 $4,348
25.0 mi ✈ 3
2 NC 201 $4,246
31.5 mi ✈ 1
3 VA 52 $3,343
95.9 mi
4 TN 83 $2,559
46.0 mi ✈ 1
5 SC 57 $1,868
48.9 mi
6 NY 3 $738
367.0 mi ✈ 1
7 AR 25 $626
37.4 mi
8 MD 55 $614
16.7 mi
9 NJ 29 $139
7.2 mi
10 DE 23 $40
2.6 mi
11 GA 4 $11
4.2 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 Charlotte NC 42 $1,268
45.0 mi ✈ 1
2 Richmond VA 12 $1,168
145.2 mi
3 COLUMBIA SC 5 $594
177.4 mi
4 Memphis TN 5 $484
144.6 mi
5 Reading PA 5 $471
140.5 mi ✈ 1
6 Philadelphia PA 31 $431
20.7 mi
7 Norfolk VA 4 $407
152.0 mi
8 Pittsburgh PA 8 $368
68.7 mi
9 Greensboro NC 12 $364
45.4 mi
10 Moon Township PA 5 $343
102.4 mi ✈ 1
11 Nashville TN 24 $313
19.5 mi
12 Shoemakersville PA 11 $264
35.8 mi
13 Clarksville TN 4 $246
91.7 mi
14 Winston Salem NC 5 $245
73.0 mi
15 Myrtle Beach SC 3 $239
119.0 mi
16 Asheville NC 3 $198
98.3 mi
17 Fayetteville NC 9 $195
32.4 mi
18 North Little Rock AR 3 $194
96.5 mi
19 Elizabethtown PA 9 $190
31.6 mi
20 Greenville SC 4 $178
66.2 mi
21 Knoxville TN 5 $143
42.5 mi ✈ 1
22 Paoli PA 8 $135
25.1 mi
23 Jessup MD 5 $116
34.6 mi
24 Baltimore MD 5 $116
34.6 mi
25 Salisbury NC 3 $113
56.1 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 798 $19,200
35.9 mi 176 ✈ 8 $201,236 17

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 Morning 143 $4,652
78 mi 48.6 mi 55 3 $26,645
2 Eric Colon 99 $2,845
87 mi 42.9 mi 45 3 $25,630
3 Philip Krogstad 154 $2,309
39 mi 22.4 mi 8 2 $31,923
4 Christopher Carroll 28 $1,912
150 mi 101.9 mi 6 ✈ 2 5 $19,092
5 Michael Harris 101 $1,889
63 mi 27.9 mi 19 6 $23,978
6 Michael Swingle 51 $1,646
81 mi 48.2 mi 12 2 $11,963
7 James Duff 32 $1,130
91 mi 52.7 mi 6 ✈ 2 3 $8,435
8 Pero Popovic 41 $1,098
55 mi 40.0 mi 8 ✈ 1 2 $12,891
9 Todd Fogiel 55 $752
72 mi 20.4 mi 9 ✈ 1 5 $19,956
10 Chris Galasso 62 $143
18 mi 3.5 mi 2 2 $9,529
11 Brandon Green 19 $58
42 mi 4.6 mi 0 1 $3,554