Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
385
Total Travel Cost
$40,109
59,864 miles
Avoidable Cost
$28,803
42,990 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$11,306
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
111.7 mi
$74.81 per WO
Median Excess
63.4 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
51.4%
198 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 211 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$61,594
Labor - Travel
$39,125
Mileage
$743
Lodging
$7,297
Airfare
$1,136
Car Rental
$1,673
Per Diem
$2,850
Meals
$0
Other
$8,771

🎯 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 Kiosk 129 $19,619
68.7%
227.0 mi 110 ✈ 2 $9,298 4
2 FCO 160 $7,662
26.8%
71.5 mi 77 $34,790 18
3 EMS 25 $675
2.4%
40.3 mi 6 $4,124 3
4 Healthcare Provider 58 $614
2.1%
15.8 mi 4 $12,865 2
5 Bed Services 10 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 $501 1

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 MD 385 $28,803
111.7 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 BALTIMORE MD 30 $2,477
123.2 mi
2 Frederick MD 15 $2,005
199.5 mi
3 Baltimore MD 45 $1,579
52.4 mi
4 Silver Spring MD 7 $1,228
261.8 mi
5 Lanham MD 8 $1,171
218.5 mi
6 Gaithersburg MD 7 $1,129
240.7 mi
7 Rockville MD 12 $1,055
131.3 mi
8 Halethorpe MD 5 $888
265.1 mi
9 Bethesda MD 13 $625
71.8 mi
10 Largo MD 7 $611
130.2 mi
11 TOWSON MD 11 $556
75.5 mi
12 HAGERSTOWN MD 12 $476
59.3 mi
13 Colesville MD 3 $460
228.9 mi
14 Laurel MD 3 $457
227.4 mi ✈ 1
15 Columbia MD 3 $445
221.4 mi
16 Abingdon MD 3 $429
213.4 mi
17 Edgewater MD 3 $402
199.9 mi
18 Towson MD 24 $359
22.3 mi
19 Camp Springs MD 3 $336
167.2 mi
20 Olney MD 3 $249
124.1 mi
21 Bel Air MD 4 $223
83.3 mi
22 Annapolis MD 4 $203
75.6 mi
23 Cockeysville MD 6 $193
48.1 mi
24 BETHESDA MD 5 $187
55.8 mi
25 Jessup MD 5 $116
34.6 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 176 $17,124
145.2 mi 92 ✈ 2 $21,665 6
2 Rich Fosbury 6 $332
82.6 mi 6 $2,387 2
3 Rhea Berry 8 $289
53.9 mi 2 $1,599 4
4 Cristina Everetts 11 $285
38.7 mi 3 $1,374 6
5 Mandy Newman 6 $178
44.3 mi 2 $3,688 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 Praelow Cameron 90 $18,366
347 mi 304.6 mi 90 ✈ 2 1 $7,178
2 Allan Klus 59 $1,318
78 mi 33.3 mi 19 1 $10,319
3 Maximilian Tucker 34 $1,160
101 mi 50.9 mi 19 1 $1,790
4 Rick Charles 21 $1,096
99 mi 77.9 mi 20 1 $3,175
5 Rodney Charles 25 $1,052
103 mi 62.8 mi 16 1 $2,561
6 Chris Galasso 26 $588
100 mi 33.8 mi 6 1 $3,666
7 Michael Harris 67 $554
56 mi 12.3 mi 4 1 $13,413
8 Jeffrey Coles 30 $9
29 mi 0.5 mi 0 1 $6,007