Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
293
Total Travel Cost
$9,356
13,964 miles
Avoidable Cost
$5,514
8,230 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$3,909
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
27.7 mi
$18.59 per WO
Median Excess
14.7 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
6.8%
20 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 204 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$70,617
Labor - Travel
$62,013
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$1,858
Airfare
$1,817
Car Rental
$3,372
Per Diem
$425
Meals
$0
Other
$1,133

🎯 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 Healthcare Provider 293 $5,514
100%
28.1 mi 20 ✈ 3 $70,617 9

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 PA 293 $5,514
28.1 mi ✈ 3

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Philadelphia PA 34 $1,382
60.6 mi
2 Reading PA 5 $471
140.5 mi ✈ 1
3 Pittsburgh PA 14 $394
42.0 mi
4 Moon Township PA 5 $343
102.4 mi ✈ 1
5 Shoemakersville PA 13 $312
35.8 mi
6 Elizabethtown PA 9 $190
31.6 mi
7 Paoli PA 8 $135
25.1 mi
8 Wernersville PA 7 $109
23.2 mi
9 Allentown PA 6 $98
24.3 mi
10 Norristown PA 4 $96
35.7 mi
11 Bethlehem PA 9 $85
14.1 mi
12 York PA 4 $74
27.7 mi
13 Wyomissing PA 26 $70
4.1 mi
14 Lansdale PA 5 $66
19.8 mi
15 Orefield PA 6 $59
14.7 mi
16 Glen Mills PA 3 $54
27.0 mi
17 Plymouth Meeting PA 3 $48
23.9 mi
18 Huntingdon Valley PA 3 $48
23.7 mi
19 PHILADELPHIA PA 3 $45
22.3 mi
20 Lancaster PA 7 $38
8.1 mi
21 Scranton PA 3 $30
14.9 mi
22 Lebanon PA 3 $21
10.8 mi
23 Chadds Ford PA 3 $3
1.8 mi
24 Hermitage PA 5 $0
0.0 mi
25 Kutztown PA 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 260 $4,348
25.0 mi 19 ✈ 3 $62,304 8
2 Laura Hill 11 $84
11.4 mi 0 $2,186 5
3 Charles Ramen 9 $26
4.3 mi 0 $1,845 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 Philip Krogstad 163 $2,305
38 mi 21.1 mi 5 1 $33,964
2 Pero Popovic 39 $1,079
50 mi 41.3 mi 8 ✈ 1 1 $14,345
3 Chris Galasso 40 $143
18 mi 5.4 mi 2 1 $6,291
4 Michael Harris 9 $129
36 mi 21.4 mi 0 1 $3,266
5 Dustin Antolin 5 $115
95 mi 34.4 mi 0 1 $3,038
6 Brandon Green 31 $58
42 mi 2.8 mi 0 1 $5,757