Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
55
Total Travel Cost
$6,515
9,723 miles
Avoidable Cost
$4,363
6,512 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$2,152
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
118.4 mi
$79.32 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
30.9%
17 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 34 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$10,662
Labor - Travel
$5,753
Mileage
$1,171
Lodging
$1,542
Airfare
$506
Car Rental
$266
Per Diem
$750
Meals
$0
Other
$673

🎯 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 EMS 12 $2,874
78.7%
357.5 mi 12 ✈ 1 $2,100 4
2 Healthcare Provider 26 $626
17.1%
35.9 mi 4 $6,540 3
3 Lab/Power 6 $150
4.1%
37.3 mi 0 $260 1
4 Kiosk 6 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 $132 1
5 Training/Other 4 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 ✈ 1 $1,631 1

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 AR 55 $4,363
118.4 mi ✈ 2

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Brinkley AR 6 $1,235
307.2 mi
2 Berryville AR 3 $936
465.8 mi
3 Stuttgart AR 3 $703
349.8 mi ✈ 1
4 North Little Rock AR 9 $194
32.2 mi ✈ 1
5 Smackover AR 5 $150
44.7 mi
6 Little Rock AR 4 $0
0.0 mi
7 Danville AR 6 $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 Melissa Owens 36 $1,523
63.1 mi 7 ✈ 2 $9,061 5
2 Leona Coonrod 6 $150
37.3 mi 0 $260 1

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 Christopher Womack 7 $1,140
314 mi 243.1 mi 7 1 $1,199
2 Maria Davis 6 $150
114 mi 37.3 mi 0 1 $260
3 Christopher Carroll 32 $0
43 mi 0.0 mi 0 ✈ 1 1 $6,617