Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
93
Total Travel Cost
$6,376
9,516 miles
Avoidable Cost
$3,148
4,699 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$3,228
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
50.5 mi
$33.85 per WO
Median Excess
34.8 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
44.1%
41 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 40 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$8,857
Labor - Travel
$4,046
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$775
Airfare
$770
Car Rental
$485
Per Diem
$575
Meals
$0
Other
$2,206

🎯 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 93 $3,148
100%
50.5 mi 41 ✈ 1 $8,857 4

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 NC 93 $3,148
50.5 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 4 $332
123.8 mi
2 Wilmington NC 6 $300
74.6 mi
3 Wake Forest NC 3 $255
126.9 mi
4 Jacksonville NC 3 $225
112.2 mi
5 Durham NC 3 $184
91.6 mi
6 Fayetteville NC 4 $155
57.7 mi
7 Gastonia NC 3 $8
3.9 mi
8 Mooresville NC 3 $3
1.8 mi
9 Winston-Salem NC 4 $0
0.0 mi
10 Huntersville NC 4 $0
0.0 mi
11 Charlotte 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 Melissa Owens 69 $2,028
43.9 mi 27 $3,762 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 Praelow Cameron 89 $2,918
101 mi 48.9 mi 40 1 $3,235