Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
320
Total Travel Cost
$35,882
53,555 miles
Avoidable Cost
$21,849
32,611 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$14,033
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
101.9 mi
$68.28 per WO
Median Excess
24.1 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
18.8%
60 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 179 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$48,387
Labor - Travel
$25,426
Mileage
$234
Lodging
$6,462
Airfare
$3,521
Car Rental
$1,086
Per Diem
$2,600
Meals
$0
Other
$9,058

🎯 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 FCO 107 $11,731
53.8%
163.6 mi 24 ✈ 1 $19,459 5
2 Healthcare Provider 32 $2,996
13.7%
139.7 mi 20 ✈ 1 $13,459 8
3 Lab/Power 7 $2,655
12.2%
566.0 mi 4 ✈ 3 $3,629 5
4 Kiosk 77 $2,521
11.6%
48.9 mi 10 $7,472 7
5 Bed Services 61 $1,858
8.5%
45.5 mi 0 $578 1
6 EMS 35 $50
0.2%
2.1 mi 1 $3,280 2

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 AL 320 $21,849
101.9 mi ✈ 5

By City

Top cities by total avoidable cost. These are your biggest geographic hotspots.

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Cullman AL 11 $3,999
542.6 mi ✈ 1
2 Birmingham AL 25 $3,767
224.9 mi
3 Andalusia AL 61 $1,858
45.5 mi
4 Montgomery AL 7 $1,360
289.9 mi
5 Trussville AL 3 $1,336
664.6 mi
6 BIRMINGHAM AL 53 $1,260
35.5 mi
7 Tuscaloosa AL 4 $1,141
425.6 mi
8 HUNTSVILLE AL 3 $1,022
508.6 mi
9 Mobile AL 16 $795
74.1 mi
10 Huntsville AL 9 $726
120.3 mi
11 Jasper AL 7 $681
145.1 mi
12 Troy AL 3 $665
330.6 mi
13 TUSCALOOSA AL 4 $555
207.3 mi
14 Hoover AL 6 $282
70.2 mi
15 Northport AL 3 $84
41.7 mi
16 Pinson AL 6 $65
16.1 mi
17 Auburn AL 6 $58
14.3 mi
18 Bessemer AL 3 $48
24.0 mi
19 Oxford AL 3 $19
9.4 mi
20 Camden AL 4 $0
0.0 mi
21 Dothan AL 3 $0
0.0 mi
22 BESSEMER AL 5 $0
0.0 mi
23 Orange Beach AL 18 $0
0.0 mi
24 Semmes AL 4 $0
0.0 mi
25 Madison AL 4 $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 Abby Jinerson 166 $5,708
51.3 mi 24 ✈ 3 $24,482 11
2 Mandy Newman 5 $2,631
785.5 mi 5 1
3 Erin Martin 10 $398
59.4 mi 4 $4,410 1
4 Rhea Berry 11 $154
20.9 mi 1 $1,138 4
5 Melissa Owens 9 $0
0.0 mi 0 ✈ 1 $1,237 2

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 Joseph Nuovo 12 $8,019
1,017 mi 997.3 mi 12 ✈ 1 1 $8,306
2 Vivian Hyde 5 $2,631
839 mi 785.5 mi 5 1
3 Elkin Barahona 6 $1,998
565 mi 496.9 mi 6 ✈ 1 1 $2,864
4 Kenneth Lancara 62 $1,897
114 mi 45.7 mi 1 1 $1,088
5 Cynthia G Deville 40 $959
154 mi 35.8 mi 4 1 $8,113
6 Dylan Ingraham 15 $620
130 mi 61.8 mi 9 1 $5,658
7 Samuel Biddie 86 $490
39 mi 8.5 mi 5 1 $11,087
8 Jason Cunningham 7 $423
203 mi 90.3 mi 6 ✈ 1 1 $1,390
9 Michael Swingle 25 $102
83 mi 6.1 mi 0 1 $1,421
10 Craig Walker 40 $50
67 mi 1.9 mi 1 1 $4,787
11 Torre Gifford 7 $7
90 mi 1.5 mi 0 1 $834