Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
510
Total Travel Cost
$42,683
63,705 miles
Avoidable Cost
$26,890
40,135 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$15,792
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
78.7 mi
$52.73 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
21.6%
110 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 99 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$51,242
Labor - Travel
$21,084
Mileage
$642
Lodging
$13,071
Airfare
$4,718
Car Rental
$3,647
Per Diem
$3,350
Meals
$0
Other
$4,730

🎯 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 Project 73 $19,556
75.2%
399.8 mi 71 ✈ 4 $20,716 4
2 Bed Services 297 $4,452
17.1%
22.4 mi 17 ✈ 3 $14,111 3
3 Kiosk 43 $681
2.6%
23.6 mi 4 $3,173 3
4 EMS 35 $641
2.5%
27.4 mi 10 $6,480 3
5 Healthcare Provider 31 $600
2.3%
28.9 mi 6 $6,048 5
6 FCO 27 $72
0.3%
4.0 mi 1 $713 1
7 Training/Other 3 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 2

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 LA 510 $26,890
78.7 mi ✈ 7

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Jefferson LA 73 $19,556
399.8 mi ✈ 4
2 Harahan LA 15 $3,061
304.6 mi ✈ 2
3 Bossier City LA 5 $1,499
447.7 mi ✈ 1
4 New Orleans LA 12 $722
89.8 mi
5 Winnsboro LA 9 $600
99.4 mi
6 Shreveport LA 257 $172
1.0 mi
7 Lake Charles LA 3 $111
55.3 mi
8 OPELOUSAS LA 4 $72
27.1 mi
9 Slidell LA 5 $46
13.8 mi
10 Covington LA 6 $34
8.6 mi
11 Hammond LA 5 $29
8.8 mi
12 Gretna LA 14 $27
2.9 mi
13 Lafayette LA 9 $0
0.0 mi
14 BATON ROUGE LA 20 $0
0.0 mi
15 Houma LA 7 $0
0.0 mi
16 Baton Rouge LA 7 $0
0.0 mi
17 LAFAYETTE LA 3 $0
0.0 mi
18 Monroe LA 37 $0
0.0 mi
19 Thibodaux LA 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 Jennifer Johnson 83 $21,608
388.6 mi 81 ✈ 5 $24,314 4
2 Abby Jinerson 237 $2,169
13.7 mi 14 ✈ 1 $9,763 6
3 Laura Hill 6 $1,428
355.3 mi 3 ✈ 1 $7,511 4
4 Kaitlyn Kelch 19 $597
46.9 mi 8 $6,578 3
5 Rhea Berry 18 $111
9.2 mi 2 $787 3
6 Stephanie Ramen 103 $0
0.0 mi 0 $205 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 Yves Dessin 32 $11,651
586 mi 543.4 mi 32 ✈ 1 1 $5,180
2 Kenneth Lancara 53 $10,709
344 mi 301.6 mi 53 ✈ 4 1 $19,021
3 Christopher Womack 22 $488
197 mi 33.1 mi 9 1 $6,578
4 Jason Cunningham 82 $469
57 mi 8.5 mi 4 1 $7,979
5 Marvin Rivas 27 $72
254 mi 4.0 mi 1 1 $713
6 Daniel Clark 282 $0
18 mi 0.0 mi 0 1 $155