Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
1,922
Total Travel Cost
$183,819
274,356 miles
Avoidable Cost
$107,715
160,768 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$76,182
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
83.6 mi
$56.00 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
16.5%
317 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 1,276 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$284,673
Labor - Travel
$167,220
Mileage
$62,181
Lodging
$18,216
Airfare
$5,603
Car Rental
$3,903
Per Diem
$9,100
Meals
$30
Other
$18,421

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)
$284,673
1,276 WOs with expenses
Billed to Client
$169,203
59.4% recovery rate
Margin Gap (Unbilled)
$115,470
Cost absorbed internally
Avg Expense / WO
$223
Avg billed: $133
Internal Cost
$284,673
Billed
$169,203

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) 1,309 780 $167,220 $101,414 $65,806 60.6%
Mileage 1,169 513 $62,181 $57,151 $5,030 91.9%
Other Expenses 902 675 $18,421 $8,164 $10,257 44.3%
Lodging 81 72 $18,216 $2,243 $15,972 12.3%
Per Diem 237 153 $9,100 $200 $8,900 2.2%
Airfare 14 13 $5,603 $0 $5,603 0%
Car Rental 34 18 $3,903 $31 $3,872 0.8%
Meals 1 1 $30 $0 $30 0%

Expenses by Vertical

Vertical WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
EMS 1,464 $284,673 $169,203 $115,470 59.4%

Expenses by Order Type

Order Type WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
Repair 720 $154,297 $90,847 $63,450 58.9%
Preventive Maintenance 592 $94,301 $62,378 $31,923 66.1%
Evaluation 106 $18,685 $10,450 $8,234 55.9%
Cross-Training 9 $8,677 $0 $8,677 0%
Installation 12 $6,611 $4,189 $2,423 63.4%
Inspection 11 $1,221 $858 $363 70.3%
Warranty 2 $461 $0 $461 0%
Parts Sale 3 $324 $481 $157 148.6%
Part Order 3 $48 $0 $48 0%
Misc. Inspection 2 $23 $0 $23 0%
Upgrade 3 $21 $0 $21 0%
Calibration 1 $6 $0 $6 0%

Monthly Expense Trend — Internal Cost vs Billed