Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
1,065
Total Travel Cost
$73,566
109,800 miles
Avoidable Cost
$37,288
55,654 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$36,278
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
52.3 mi
$35.01 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
14.5%
154 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 718 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$352,658
Labor - Travel
$252,159
Mileage
$1,280
Lodging
$31,670
Airfare
$24,624
Car Rental
$15,187
Per Diem
$10,850
Meals
$0
Other
$16,889

🎯 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 723 $16,246
43.6%
33.5 mi 64 ✈ 9 $227,329 11
2 Bed Services 61 $9,672
25.9%
236.6 mi 29 ✈ 4 $8,700 4
3 Lab/Power 80 $9,483
25.4%
176.9 mi 44 ✈ 15 $50,645 8
4 Animal Health 47 $903
2.4%
28.7 mi 9 $19,319 9
5 Kiosk 44 $513
1.4%
17.4 mi 4 $3,953 5
6 EMS 92 $437
1.2%
7.1 mi 4 ✈ 7 $36,656 3
7 FCO 6 $29
0.1%
7.1 mi 0 $24 2
8 Training/Other 12 $5
0%
0.6 mi 0 ✈ 3 $6,032 8

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 CA 567 $14,353
37.8 mi ✈ 13
2 UT 78 $6,226
119.1 mi ✈ 2
3 OR 103 $5,022
72.8 mi ✈ 7
4 VA 3 $3,692
1,836.7 mi ✈ 1
5 CO 5 $1,924
574.5 mi ✈ 3
6 AK 3 $874
435.0 mi ✈ 2
7 WA 148 $612
6.2 mi ✈ 4
8 ID 33 $538
24.3 mi ✈ 2
9 NV 104 $429
6.2 mi ✈ 1
10 MT 6 $375
93.2 mi ✈ 2
11 AZ 10 $224
33.4 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 DRAPER UT 46 $5,570
180.7 mi ✈ 2
2 Midlothian VA 3 $3,692
1,836.7 mi ✈ 1
3 Redwood City CA 13 $2,372
272.3 mi ✈ 2
4 Modesto CA 14 $1,631
173.8 mi ✈ 1
5 Los Angeles CA 34 $1,559
68.5 mi ✈ 1
6 Denver CO 4 $1,531
571.3 mi ✈ 3
7 Portland OR 33 $1,213
54.9 mi ✈ 2
8 REDWOOD CITY CA 6 $1,186
295.0 mi ✈ 1
9 West Linn OR 4 $744
277.8 mi
10 SUNNYVALE CA 3 $572
284.8 mi ✈ 2
11 San Diego CA 14 $480
51.2 mi
12 Hillsboro OR 6 $478
118.8 mi ✈ 2
13 Sacramento CA 30 $423
21.1 mi ✈ 1
14 Bend OR 4 $395
147.6 mi ✈ 1
15 San Jose CA 10 $366
54.6 mi
16 Las Vegas NV 71 $363
7.6 mi ✈ 1
17 SACRAMENTO CA 3 $361
179.6 mi ✈ 1
18 Pleasanton CA 3 $272
135.2 mi
19 Sierra Vista AZ 7 $204
43.6 mi
20 Missoula MT 5 $169
50.5 mi ✈ 1
21 Redmond WA 4 $168
62.6 mi
22 Salinas CA 7 $140
29.8 mi
23 Irvine CA 7 $120
25.5 mi
24 Westlake Village CA 3 $94
46.7 mi
25 Beaverton OR 6 $88
21.8 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 Michael Burris 1,065 $37,288
52.3 mi 154 ✈ 38 $352,658 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 Kwame Cobb 71 $9,953
302 mi 209.2 mi 46 ✈ 15 5 $61,061
2 Justin Armas 98 $6,043
152 mi 92.0 mi 23 ✈ 1 3 $19,650
3 Omar Serrano 186 $4,582
61 mi 36.8 mi 19 ✈ 2 4 $63,901
4 Fernando Lemos 36 $3,861
240 mi 160.1 mi 5 ✈ 3 3 $6,406
5 Michael Russell 100 $2,780
54 mi 41.5 mi 14 ✈ 4 5 $20,077
6 Michah Brackett 59 $2,726
300 mi 69.0 mi 14 ✈ 9 8 $54,225
7 Tim Holman 138 $2,049
54 mi 22.2 mi 4 3 $48,351
8 Angel Rios 108 $1,042
63 mi 14.4 mi 16 2 $28,431
9 Jason Morris 91 $676
63 mi 11.1 mi 1 ✈ 1 3 $25,277
10 Rene Yescas 128 $675
31 mi 7.9 mi 2 ✈ 1 1 $20,037
11 Tyler Bollman 7 $204
184 mi 43.6 mi 5 1 $315
12 Jeffrey Pastor 8 $36
15 mi 6.7 mi 0 ✈ 1 1 $3,404
13 Nidal Al-Sharif 25 $0
0 mi 0.0 mi 0 1