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Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
325
Total Travel Cost
$34,727
51,831 miles
Avoidable Cost
$22,867
34,130 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$11,860
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
105.0 mi
$70.36 per WO
Median Excess
34.4 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
45.5%
148 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 174 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$81,036
Labor - Travel
$48,268
Mileage
$369
Lodging
$9,730
Airfare
$5,919
Car Rental
$2,855
Per Diem
$5,825
Meals
$0
Other
$8,071
Cost Overview Actual Expenses Cost Breakdowns Coordinator Analysis Tech Utilization Quick Wins Coverage Gaps Low Hanging Fruit

🎯 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 FCO 70 $8,677
39%		 185.0 mi 47 ✈ 1 $13,797 9
2 Lab/Power 14 $5,715
25.7%		 609.3 mi 14 — $188 2
3 Healthcare Provider 114 $4,340
19.5%		 56.8 mi 52 — $37,675 4
4 Bed Services 13 $1,486
6.7%		 170.6 mi 13 — — 1
5 Kiosk 101 $1,231
5.5%		 18.2 mi 18 — $2,222 2
6 EMS 4 $762
3.4%		 284.2 mi 2 — $4,801 3
7 Animal Health 7 $39
0.2%		 8.3 mi 1 — $1,363 3

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 MI 325 $22,867
105.0 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 Adrian MI 14 $5,335
568.8 mi —
2 WEST BLOOMFIELD MI 13 $3,800
436.3 mi —
3 Ishpenimg MI 13 $1,486
170.6 mi —
4 KALAMAZOO MI 13 $1,438
165.2 mi —
5 Ann Arbor MI 4 $758
282.9 mi ✈ 1
6 Detroit MI 16 $663
61.9 mi —
7 Warren MI 5 $662
197.6 mi —
8 ANN ARBOR MI 7 $596
127.1 mi —
9 DETROIT MI 4 $347
129.5 mi —
10 Grand Rapids MI 16 $254
23.7 mi —
11 Cassopolis MI 3 $237
117.9 mi —
12 Livonia MI 4 $189
70.5 mi —
13 Auburn Hills MI 6 $182
45.3 mi —
14 Westland MI 3 $161
80.2 mi —
15 Rochester Hills MI 6 $119
29.6 mi —
16 Flint MI 6 $119
29.5 mi —
17 Utica MI 7 $115
24.4 mi —
18 Canton MI 3 $112
55.6 mi —
19 Lansing MI 7 $109
23.1 mi —
20 Clinton Township MI 3 $108
53.7 mi —
21 Holland MI 5 $106
31.6 mi —
22 Muskegon MI 3 $103
51.3 mi —
23 Waterford MI 4 $93
34.8 mi —
24 LANSING MI 3 $84
41.8 mi —
25 Roseville MI 3 $80
40.0 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 Charles Ramen 217 $6,423
44.2 mi 74 — $41,689 6
2 Tami Dawe 13 $5,331
612.1 mi 13 — $188 1
3 Fady Messak 16 $4,766
444.6 mi 16 — $6 3
4 Kourtney Smith 11 $547
74.2 mi 8 — $209 2
5 Laura Hill 6 $125
31.1 mi 2 — $1,542 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 VPD Bench 13 $5,331
654 mi 612.1 mi 13 — 1 $188
2 Jon Kuehl 104 $3,519
82 mi 50.5 mi 50 — 1 $18,839
3 Shady Messak 7 $2,031
492 mi 433.1 mi 7 — 1 —
4 Bennet O Dartey 32 $1,968
181 mi 91.8 mi 19 — 1 $7,025
5 Mike Huffman 112 $1,964
66 mi 26.2 mi 20 — 1 $15,062
6 Fady Messak 6 $1,869
554 mi 465.0 mi 6 — 1 $6
7 Mark Stelter 13 $1,486
438 mi 170.6 mi 13 — 1 —
8 Jackson Reeves 12 $732
178 mi 91.0 mi 4 ✈ 1 1 $5,397
9 Lawrence Yoder 10 $0
43 mi 0.0 mi 0 — 1 $7,349