Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
1,507
Total Travel Cost
$223,773
333,990 miles
Avoidable Cost
$194,697
290,592 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$29,076
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
192.8 mi
$129.20 per WO
Median Excess
6.8 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
45.1%
679 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 385 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$122,685
Labor - Travel
$43,425
Mileage
$2,419
Lodging
$29,661
Airfare
$12,511
Car Rental
$6,206
Per Diem
$10,150
Meals
$0
Other
$18,313

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)
$122,685
385 WOs with expenses
Billed to Client
$31,500
25.7% recovery rate
Margin Gap (Unbilled)
$91,185
Cost absorbed internally
Avg Expense / WO
$319
Avg billed: $82
Internal Cost
$122,685
Billed
$31,500

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) 711 513 $43,425 $20,182 $23,243 46.5%
Lodging 106 81 $29,661 $7,714 $21,947 26%
Other Expenses 482 301 $18,313 $386 $17,927 2.1%
Airfare 20 16 $12,511 $0 $12,511 0%
Per Diem 234 133 $10,150 $0 $10,150 0%
Car Rental 36 20 $6,206 $0 $6,206 0%
Mileage 30 14 $2,419 $3,218 $799 ✓ 133%

Expenses by Vertical

Vertical WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
Bed Services 348 $43,387 $0 $43,387 0%
FCO 194 $36,592 $16,577 $20,015 45.3%
Healthcare Provider 34 $17,015 $7,014 $10,000 41.2%
EMS 44 $12,743 $7,567 $5,176 59.4%
Kiosk 104 $10,269 $341 $9,928 3.3%
Installation 1 $1,828 $0 $1,828 0%
Animal Health 1 $851 $0 $851 0%
Lab/Power 1 $0 $0 $0 0%
Training/Other 4 $0 $0 $0 0%

Expenses by Order Type

Order Type WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
Preventive Maintenance 419 $48,050 $4,683 $43,367 9.7%
Repair 130 $26,620 $5,857 $20,763 22%
FCO 97 $20,852 $8,079 $12,773 38.7%
Installation 38 $15,306 $8,646 $6,659 56.5%
Repair/PM 19 $6,468 $1,079 $5,388 16.7%
Delivery 2 $1,986 $1,965 $21 98.9%
Misc. Inspection 4 $1,234 $1,190 $44 96.4%
Inspection 11 $920 $0 $920 0%
Asset Tagging 1 $851 $0 $851 0%
Connectivity 1 $245 $0 $245 0%
PM 2 $154 $0 $154 0%
New Hire Training 2 $0 $0 $0 0%
Evaluation 3 $0 $0 $0 0%
Cross-Training 2 $0 $0 $0 0%

Monthly Expense Trend — Internal Cost vs Billed