Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
80
Total Travel Cost
$14,239
21,252 miles
Avoidable Cost
$9,483
14,154 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$4,755
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
176.9 mi
$118.54 per WO
Median Excess
247.2 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
55%
44 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 37 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$50,645
Labor - Travel
$7,858
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$14,621
Airfare
$9,211
Car Rental
$8,128
Per Diem
$3,925
Meals
$0
Other
$6,902

🎯 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 Lab/Power 80 $9,483
100%
176.9 mi 44 ✈ 15 $50,645 8

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 CA 43 $6,415
222.6 mi ✈ 8
2 OR 5 $2,163
645.7 mi ✈ 3
3 WA 4 $498
185.6 mi ✈ 2
4 UT 25 $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 Redwood City CA 13 $2,372
272.3 mi ✈ 2
2 REDWOOD CITY CA 6 $1,186
295.0 mi ✈ 1
3 SUNNYVALE CA 3 $572
284.8 mi ✈ 2
4 Murray UT 25 $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 Michael Burris 80 $9,483
176.9 mi 44 ✈ 15 $50,645 8

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 47 $7,669
370 mi 243.5 mi 42 ✈ 14 5 $47,309
2 Nidal Al-Sharif 25 $0
0 mi 0.0 mi 0 1