Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
101
Total Travel Cost
$4,485
6,694 miles
Avoidable Cost
$1,231
1,837 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$3,254
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
18.2 mi
$12.18 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
17.8%
18 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 40 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$2,222
Labor - Travel
$0
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$111
Airfare
$0
Car Rental
$0
Per Diem
$150
Meals
$0
Other
$1,962

🎯 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 101 $1,231
100%
18.2 mi 18 $2,222 2

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 MI 101 $1,231
18.2 mi

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Lansing MI 6 $109
27.0 mi
2 Auburn Hills MI 4 $105
38.9 mi
3 Muskegon MI 3 $103
51.3 mi
4 Waterford MI 4 $93
34.8 mi
5 Flint MI 3 $0
0.0 mi
6 Detroit MI 4 $0
0.0 mi
7 Grand Rapids MI 7 $0
0.0 mi
8 Taylor MI 3 $0
0.0 mi
9 Utica MI 3 $0
0.0 mi
10 Rochester Hills MI 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 Charles Ramen 89 $684
11.5 mi 10 $1,905 2
2 Kourtney Smith 11 $547
74.2 mi 8 $209 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 Mike Huffman 74 $976
64 mi 19.7 mi 13 1 $1,072
2 Jon Kuehl 27 $254
72 mi 14.1 mi 5 1 $1,150