Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
314
Total Travel Cost
$24,569
36,670 miles
Avoidable Cost
$8,189
12,222 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$16,380
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
38.9 mi
$26.08 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
11.1%
35 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 175 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$39,336
Labor - Travel
$31,171
Mileage
$111
Lodging
$3,472
Airfare
$590
Car Rental
$469
Per Diem
$2,300
Meals
$0
Other
$1,223

🎯 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 Healthcare Provider 145 $2,416
36.1%
24.9 mi 14 ✈ 1 $27,530 4
2 Kiosk 13 $2,209
33%
253.6 mi 2 $773 3
3 Animal Health 42 $1,062
15.9%
37.7 mi 11 $5,316 2
4 EMS 4 $794
11.9%
296.2 mi 2 ✈ 2 $1,622 2
5 Bed Services 107 $204
3.1%
2.9 mi 5 ✈ 1 $4,095 1

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 AZ 314 $8,189
38.9 mi ✈ 4

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Phoenix AZ 48 $2,689
83.6 mi
2 Coolidge AZ 6 $1,985
493.7 mi ✈ 3
3 Mesa AZ 19 $1,725
135.5 mi
4 Glendale AZ 15 $254
25.2 mi
5 Sierra Vista AZ 108 $204
2.8 mi ✈ 1
6 Peoria AZ 11 $172
23.2 mi
7 Surprise AZ 5 $158
47.3 mi
8 Goodyear AZ 11 $114
15.5 mi
9 Buckeye AZ 6 $90
22.4 mi
10 Scottsdale AZ 6 $75
18.7 mi
11 Chandler AZ 4 $54
20.2 mi
12 PHOENIX AZ 5 $52
15.4 mi
13 Tucson AZ 15 $42
4.1 mi
14 TUCSON AZ 3 $40
20.1 mi
15 Tempe AZ 3 $27
13.3 mi
16 Flagstaff AZ 4 $23
8.7 mi
17 Sun City AZ 3 $0
0.0 mi
18 Phoenix, AZ 3 $0
0.0 mi
19 Avondale AZ 3 $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 Kaitlyn Kelch 296 $4,267
21.5 mi 27 ✈ 4 $37,859 3
2 Michael Burris 10 $224
33.4 mi 5 $755 3

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 Brandon Rodriguez 5 $1,985
592 mi 592.4 mi 5 ✈ 3 1 $3,537
2 Andrew Przybyla 101 $1,943
57 mi 28.7 mi 19 1 $17,050
3 Tyler Bollman 204 $600
110 mi 4.4 mi 8 ✈ 1 1 $18,308