Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
129
Total Travel Cost
$23,487
35,056 miles
Avoidable Cost
$19,619
29,282 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$3,868
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
227.0 mi
$152.09 per WO
Median Excess
302.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
85.3%
110 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 52 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$9,298
Labor - Travel
$205
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$2,046
Airfare
$1,136
Car Rental
$1,358
Per Diem
$900
Meals
$0
Other
$3,654

🎯 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
100%
227.0 mi 110 ✈ 2 $9,298 4

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 MD 129 $19,619
227.0 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 Frederick MD 9 $1,769
293.4 mi
2 Silver Spring MD 6 $1,228
305.4 mi
3 Lanham MD 8 $1,171
218.5 mi
4 Gaithersburg MD 7 $1,129
240.7 mi
5 Rockville MD 7 $988
210.7 mi
6 Largo MD 3 $611
303.9 mi
7 Bethesda MD 3 $476
236.6 mi
8 Colesville MD 3 $460
228.9 mi
9 Columbia MD 3 $445
221.4 mi
10 Abingdon MD 3 $429
213.4 mi
11 Baltimore MD 7 $107
22.9 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 92 $15,992
259.4 mi 83 ✈ 2 $6,314 4

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 Maximilian Tucker 34 $1,160
101 mi 50.9 mi 19 1 $1,790