Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
2,224
Total Travel Cost
$169,090
252,373 miles
Avoidable Cost
$144,968
216,370 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$24,122
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
97.3 mi
$65.18 per WO
Median Excess
4.3 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
18.5%
411 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 145 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$97,784
Labor - Travel
$10,733
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$26,715
Airfare
$27,050
Car Rental
$12,518
Per Diem
$9,825
Meals
$0
Other
$10,943

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)
$97,784
145 WOs with expenses
Billed to Client
$73,681
75.4% recovery rate
Margin Gap (Unbilled)
$24,104
Cost absorbed internally
Avg Expense / WO
$674
Avg billed: $508
Internal Cost
$97,784
Billed
$73,681

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
Airfare 52 39 $27,050 $22,536 $4,513 83.3%
Lodging 91 71 $26,715 $24,542 $2,173 91.9%
Car Rental 122 49 $12,518 $10,676 $1,842 85.3%
Other Expenses 209 93 $10,943 $9,901 $1,042 90.5%
Labor - Travel (Hours) 1,204 514 $10,733 $0 $10,733 0%
Per Diem 234 107 $9,825 $6,025 $3,800 61.3%

Expenses by Vertical

Vertical WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
Lab/Power 541 $97,784 $73,681 $24,104 75.4%

Expenses by Order Type

Order Type WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
Preventive Maintenance 316 $28,724 $22,043 $6,680 76.7%
Repair/PM 42 $27,641 $27,561 $80 99.7%
IOQ 10 $14,891 $3,182 $11,710 21.4%
Overhaul 16 $12,920 $12,945 $25 100.2%
Repair 80 $5,295 $2,694 $2,601 50.9%
PM/CAL 2 $2,617 $1,556 $1,061 59.5%
Training 1 $1,886 $1,096 $790 58.1%
PQ Only 1 $1,554 $494 $1,060 31.8%
Acct. Management 1 $903 $903 $0 100%
Relocation 2 $731 $900 $169 123.2%
EOQ 59 $316 $0 $316 0%
PM-EXT 2 $306 $306 $0 100%
Installation 2 $0 $0 $0 0%
EIQ 1 $0 $0 $0 0%
Calibration 6 $0 $0 $0 0%

Monthly Expense Trend — Internal Cost vs Billed