Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
70
Total Travel Cost
$12,396
18,501 miles
Avoidable Cost
$8,676
12,950 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$3,720
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
185.0 mi
$123.95 per WO
Median Excess
127.1 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
67.1%
47 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 38 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$13,797
Labor - Travel
$5,813
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$4,343
Airfare
$789
Car Rental
$489
Per Diem
$1,700
Meals
$0
Other
$664

🎯 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
100%
185.0 mi 47 ✈ 1 $13,797 9

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 MI 70 $8,677
185.0 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 WEST BLOOMFIELD MI 13 $3,800
436.3 mi
2 KALAMAZOO MI 13 $1,438
165.2 mi
3 ANN ARBOR MI 7 $596
127.1 mi
4 DETROIT MI 4 $347
129.5 mi
5 LANSING MI 3 $84
41.8 mi
6 HOLLAND MI 7 $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 Fady Messak 16 $4,766
444.6 mi 16 $6 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 Shady Messak 7 $2,031
492 mi 433.1 mi 7 1
2 Bennet O Dartey 32 $1,968
181 mi 91.8 mi 19 1 $7,025
3 Fady Messak 6 $1,869
554 mi 465.0 mi 6 1 $6
4 Jackson Reeves 12 $732
178 mi 91.0 mi 4 ✈ 1 1 $5,397