Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
496
Total Travel Cost
$21,975
32,798 miles
Avoidable Cost
$11,360
16,955 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$10,615
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
34.2 mi
$22.90 per WO
Median Excess
28.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
31.5%
156 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 225 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$47,589
Labor - Travel
$38,220
Mileage
$95
Lodging
$2,750
Airfare
$0
Car Rental
$473
Per Diem
$700
Meals
$0
Other
$5,351

Billable vs Internal Cost — Margin Gap

Compares what was billed to clients against what we actually paid for travel expenses. The gap represents unbilled internal cost.

Internal Cost (What We Paid)
$47,589
225 WOs with expenses
Billed to Client
$15,896
33.4% recovery rate
Margin Gap (Unbilled)
$31,693
Cost absorbed internally
Avg Expense / WO
$212
Avg billed: $71
Internal Cost
$47,589
Billed
$15,896

Expense Breakdown by Category

Internal cost vs billed amount by expense type. Negative margin = we paid more than we billed.

Category Lines WOs Internal Cost Billed to Client Margin Gap Recovery % Gap Distribution
Labor - Travel (Hours) 442 303 $38,220 $14,647 $23,572 38.3%
Other Expenses 152 116 $5,351 $95 $5,256 1.8%
Lodging 10 8 $2,750 $992 $1,758 36.1%
Per Diem 19 11 $700 $0 $700 0%
Car Rental 4 2 $473 $0 $473 0%
Mileage 3 2 $95 $163 $67 ✓ 170.8%

Expenses by Vertical

Vertical WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
Healthcare Provider 114 $36,266 $12,063 $24,202 33.3%
FCO 142 $6,931 $3,409 $3,522 49.2%
Kiosk 87 $3,052 $0 $3,052 0%
EMS 3 $694 $177 $516 25.6%
Animal Health 3 $425 $25 $400 5.8%
Lab/Power 4 $222 $222 $0 100%

Expenses by Order Type

Order Type WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
Repair 81 $20,220 $1,861 $18,359 9.2%
Misc. Inspection 50 $10,339 $9,051 $1,288 87.5%
Inspection 8 $7,982 $1,028 $6,954 12.9%
FCO 41 $4,277 $2,516 $1,761 58.8%
Installation 13 $1,524 $583 $941 38.2%
Preventive Maintenance 125 $1,362 $695 $667 51%
Repair/PM 13 $1,296 $0 $1,296 0%
Delivery 2 $248 $0 $248 0%
Connectivity 4 $166 $0 $166 0%
Evaluation 1 $163 $163 $0 100%
PM 14 $14 $0 $14 0%
Support 1 $0 $0 $0 0%

Monthly Expense Trend — Internal Cost vs Billed