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
$28,835
43,037 miles
Avoidable Cost
$14,050
20,970 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$14,785
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
64.5 mi
$43.23 per WO
Median Excess
11.8 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
29.5%
96 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 110 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$25,991
Labor - Travel
$3,373
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$11,969
Airfare
$4,063
Car Rental
$541
Per Diem
$4,350
Meals
$0
Other
$1,695

🎯 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 325 $14,050
100%
64.5 mi 96 ✈ 6 $25,991 16

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 OH 325 $14,050
64.5 mi ✈ 6

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Cleveland OH 19 $2,893
227.3 mi ✈ 6
2 CINCINNATI OH 30 $2,037
101.4 mi
3 PORTSMOUTH OH 7 $1,662
354.3 mi
4 COLUMBUS OH 104 $1,641
23.5 mi
5 CLEVELAND OH 66 $954
21.6 mi
6 WARREN OH 4 $716
267.2 mi
7 MEDINA OH 7 $397
84.8 mi
8 SPRINGFIELD OH 5 $338
101.0 mi
9 WAUSEON OH 3 $261
129.6 mi
10 AKRON OH 12 $235
29.2 mi
11 YOUNGSTOWN OH 3 $138
68.5 mi
12 DUBLIN OH 6 $79
19.7 mi
13 OXFORD OH 3 $63
31.4 mi
14 BEACHWOOD OH 3 $18
9.0 mi
15 PERRYSBURG OH 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 Mandy Newman 11 $2,704
366.9 mi 10 ✈ 3 $4,298 9
2 Cristina Everetts 48 $669
20.8 mi 6 $1,747 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 Eric Mancerella 98 $3,680
150 mi 56.0 mi 34 1 $6,699
2 Fady Messak 11 $2,419
428 mi 328.2 mi 11 1
3 Jackson Reeves 26 $1,963
156 mi 112.7 mi 24 1 $1,775
4 Paul Mccormish 170 $549
61 mi 4.8 mi 7 1 $4,325