Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
122
Total Travel Cost
$5,578
8,325 miles
Avoidable Cost
$1,854
2,767 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$3,724
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
22.7 mi
$15.19 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
9%
11 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 55 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$20,789
Labor - Travel
$17,381
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$567
Airfare
$833
Car Rental
$134
Per Diem
$175
Meals
$0
Other
$1,698

🎯 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 Lab/Power 23 $987
53.2%
64.0 mi 1 ✈ 1 $2,439 4
2 FCO 57 $695
37.5%
18.2 mi 7 $12,344 9
3 Healthcare Provider 28 $115
6.2%
6.1 mi 2 $4,706 2
4 Kiosk 8 $58
3.1%
10.7 mi 1 $5 3
5 EMS 6 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 $1,295 1

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 DE 122 $1,854
22.7 mi ✈ 1

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Wilmington DE 36 $1,605
66.5 mi
2 Newark DE 4 $47
17.6 mi
3 Middletown DE 3 $41
20.3 mi
4 New Castle DE 6 $19
4.7 mi
5 NEWARK DE 40 $5
0.2 mi
6 WILMINGTON DE 12 $0
0.0 mi
7 Smyrna DE 3 $0
0.0 mi
8 Georgetown DE 5 $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 Kourtney Smith 14 $124
13.2 mi 3 $550 2
2 Melissa Owens 33 $48
2.2 mi 0 ✈ 1 $6,539 4
3 Cristina Everetts 20 $36
2.7 mi 1 $783 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 Pete Ramos 12 $115
93 mi 14.3 mi 3 1 $545
2 Michael Harris 26 $40
23 mi 2.3 mi 0 1 $4,441
3 Rick Charles 39 $23
44 mi 0.9 mi 0 1 $2,647
4 Rodney Charles 5 $19
46 mi 5.8 mi 0 1 $4,520
5 Chris Galasso 11 $13
53 mi 1.8 mi 0 1 $1,300
6 Judith Alvarez 12 $0
3 mi 0.0 mi 0 1