Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
183
Total Travel Cost
$19,125
28,545 miles
Avoidable Cost
$11,476
17,128 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$7,649
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
93.6 mi
$62.71 per WO
Median Excess
29.7 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
44.3%
81 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 73 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$24,820
Labor - Travel
$15,190
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$5,694
Airfare
$1,043
Car Rental
$294
Per Diem
$2,000
Meals
$0
Other
$600

🎯 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 183 $11,476
100%
93.6 mi 81 ✈ 1 $24,820 5

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 NC 183 $11,476
93.6 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 Raleigh NC 17 $5,342
469.0 mi ✈ 1
2 CHARLOTTE NC 57 $2,027
53.1 mi
3 Greenville NC 18 $989
82.0 mi
4 Kinston NC 16 $883
82.3 mi
5 Morehead City NC 5 $314
93.7 mi
6 Rocky Mount NC 6 $224
55.8 mi
7 Shelby NC 10 $124
18.5 mi
8 Morrisville NC 4 $66
24.8 mi
9 Charlotte NC 10 $36
5.4 mi
10 Pinehurst NC 4 $20
7.6 mi
11 DURHAM NC 3 $0
0.0 mi
12 Fayetteville NC 3 $0
0.0 mi
13 High Point NC 3 $0
0.0 mi
14 RALEIGH, NC 4 $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 Mandy Newman 10 $1,736
259.1 mi 10 $335 2
2 Erin Martin 20 $1,196
89.3 mi 10 $5,308 2
3 Cristina Everetts 8 $257
47.9 mi 3 $973 1

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 Marvin Rivas 6 $4,015
1,061 mi 998.8 mi 6 ✈ 1 1 $4,897
2 Patricia Gordon 149 $3,312
96 mi 33.2 mi 47 1 $16,625
3 Bruce Ballard 14 $2,027
234 mi 216.0 mi 14 1 $4
4 Fady Messak 8 $1,596
409 mi 297.8 mi 8 1
5 Ryan Lewis 6 $526
229 mi 130.9 mi 6 1 $3,295