Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
302
Total Travel Cost
$43,152
64,406 miles
Avoidable Cost
$26,258
39,191 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$16,894
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
129.8 mi
$86.95 per WO
Median Excess
29.9 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
39.1%
118 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 140 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$44,504
Labor - Travel
$29,324
Mileage
$322
Lodging
$6,204
Airfare
$1,850
Car Rental
$799
Per Diem
$2,525
Meals
$0
Other
$3,479

🎯 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 153 $22,931
87.6%
223.7 mi 93 ✈ 1 $6,059 12
2 Healthcare Provider 90 $2,784
10.6%
46.2 mi 19 ✈ 1 $27,997 5
3 Kiosk 48 $368
1.4%
11.4 mi 3 $1,685 2
4 EMS 6 $86
0.3%
21.6 mi 1 ✈ 1 $6,130 3

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TN 302 $26,258
129.8 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 NASHVILLE TN 40 $9,265
345.7 mi
2 Nashville TN 67 $7,858
175.0 mi
3 MEMPHIS TN 12 $1,985
246.8 mi ✈ 1
4 CHATTANOOGA TN 12 $1,463
181.9 mi
5 KNOXVILLE TN 25 $1,018
60.8 mi
6 MURFREESBORO TN 6 $705
175.3 mi
7 Memphis TN 5 $484
144.6 mi
8 Nashville, TN 3 $408
203.1 mi
9 POWELL TN 4 $303
113.1 mi
10 Brentwood TN 11 $251
34.1 mi
11 Clarksville TN 5 $246
73.3 mi
12 Knoxville TN 9 $239
39.7 mi ✈ 1
13 Sevierville TN 3 $115
56.9 mi
14 Smyrna TN 4 $107
39.7 mi
15 Chattanooga TN 3 $94
46.7 mi
16 Franklin TN 13 $23
2.6 mi
17 Antioch TN 4 $17
6.4 mi
18 Tullahoma TN 3 $6
2.9 mi
19 NEWPORT TN 3 $0
0.0 mi
20 Murfreesboro TN 15 $0
0.0 mi ✈ 1
21 JACKSON TN 12 $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 Sean Currie 22 $8,535
579.0 mi 22 $124 4
2 Mandy Newman 22 $5,853
397.1 mi 22 $1,151 3
3 Melissa Owens 116 $2,935
37.8 mi 22 ✈ 2 $30,996 6
4 Brandi Rodriguez 16 $320
29.9 mi 0 $550 1
5 Laura Hill 5 $21
6.1 mi 0 $2,858 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 Patricia Gordon 17 $3,818
353 mi 335.2 mi 17 1 $1,151
2 Paul Mccormish 16 $3,714
365 mi 346.5 mi 16 1 $665
3 Bryan Rodriguez 8 $3,105
747 mi 579.3 mi 8 1
4 Ryan Lewis 34 $2,947
287 mi 129.3 mi 26 ✈ 1 1 $2,354
5 Davon Cox 7 $2,769
758 mi 590.5 mi 7 1
6 Philmon Mehari 6 $2,331
747 mi 579.9 mi 6 1 $124
7 Michael Swingle 90 $1,473
61 mi 24.4 mi 12 1 $14,245
8 Christopher Carroll 5 $1,012
329 mi 301.9 mi 5 1 $5,374
9 Bruce Ballard 35 $565
151 mi 24.1 mi 0 1 $819
10 James Duff 37 $360
46 mi 14.5 mi 3 ✈ 2 1 $11,536
11 Praelow Cameron 10 $354
178 mi 52.8 mi 3 1 $844
12 Samuel Biddie 21 $303
180 mi 21.5 mi 4 1 $945
13 Todd Fogiel 5 $38
147 mi 11.3 mi 1 1 $2,091