Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
723
Total Travel Cost
$36,167
53,981 miles
Avoidable Cost
$16,246
24,248 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$19,921
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
33.5 mi
$22.47 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
8.9%
64 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 540 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$227,329
Labor - Travel
$202,478
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$8,533
Airfare
$6,477
Car Rental
$2,799
Per Diem
$3,625
Meals
$0
Other
$3,417

🎯 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
100%
33.5 mi 64 ✈ 9 $227,329 11

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 CA 366 $6,457
26.3 mi ✈ 1
2 OR 88 $2,807
47.6 mi ✈ 1
3 CO 5 $1,924
574.5 mi ✈ 3
4 AK 3 $874
435.0 mi ✈ 2
5 UT 5 $513
152.9 mi
6 NV 98 $343
5.2 mi
7 ID 28 $335
17.9 mi ✈ 1
8 WA 125 $40
0.5 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 Modesto CA 14 $1,631
173.8 mi ✈ 1
2 Denver CO 4 $1,531
571.3 mi ✈ 3
3 Los Angeles CA 22 $1,341
91.0 mi
4 Portland OR 28 $1,191
63.5 mi
5 West Linn OR 4 $744
277.8 mi
6 Bend OR 4 $395
147.6 mi ✈ 1
7 San Diego CA 11 $369
50.0 mi
8 Las Vegas NV 67 $277
6.2 mi
9 San Jose CA 5 $256
76.4 mi
10 Hillsboro OR 4 $129
48.1 mi
11 Westlake Village CA 3 $94
46.7 mi
12 Beaverton OR 6 $88
21.8 mi
13 Murrieta CA 3 $58
29.1 mi
14 Astoria OR 3 $55
27.5 mi
15 Aliso Viejo CA 3 $54
26.7 mi
16 Irvine CA 3 $50
24.6 mi
17 San Francisco CA 3 $49
24.3 mi
18 Salinas CA 5 $46
13.6 mi
19 Santa Monica CA 11 $42
5.7 mi
20 RENO NV 7 $40
8.6 mi
21 Pleasant Hill CA 3 $40
20.0 mi
22 Orange CA 4 $36
13.4 mi
23 Beverly Hills CA 5 $34
10.0 mi
24 Pasadena CA 21 $31
2.2 mi
25 Manhattan Beach CA 3 $29
14.8 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 723 $16,246
33.5 mi 64 ✈ 9 $227,329 11

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 Omar Serrano 156 $4,254
62 mi 40.7 mi 16 ✈ 2 3 $59,537
2 Michael Russell 96 $2,468
51 mi 38.4 mi 12 ✈ 3 5 $15,410
3 Michah Brackett 39 $2,301
261 mi 88.0 mi 10 ✈ 2 6 $25,226
4 Kwame Cobb 23 $2,283
176 mi 148.2 mi 4 ✈ 1 2 $13,663
5 Tim Holman 123 $1,974
55 mi 24.0 mi 4 3 $41,039
6 Angel Rios 86 $696
63 mi 12.1 mi 10 2 $22,723
7 Jason Morris 87 $624
64 mi 10.7 mi 1 ✈ 1 3 $24,399
8 Rene Yescas 40 $477
34 mi 17.8 mi 2 1 $7,137
9 Justin Armas 65 $328
71 mi 7.5 mi 3 2 $16,770
10 Jeffrey Pastor 5 $31
23 mi 9.3 mi 0 1 $1,426