Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
153
Total Travel Cost
$35,255
52,620 miles
Avoidable Cost
$22,932
34,226 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$12,324
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
223.7 mi
$149.88 per WO
Median Excess
136.1 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
60.8%
93 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 52 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$6,059
Labor - Travel
$665
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$1,828
Airfare
$748
Car Rental
$0
Per Diem
$1,100
Meals
$0
Other
$1,717

🎯 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
100%
223.7 mi 93 ✈ 1 $6,059 12

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TN 153 $22,931
223.7 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 NASHVILLE TN 40 $9,265
345.7 mi
2 Nashville TN 33 $7,532
340.7 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 POWELL TN 4 $303
113.1 mi
8 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 Brandi Rodriguez 16 $320
29.9 mi 0 $550 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 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 Bruce Ballard 35 $565
151 mi 24.1 mi 0 1 $819
8 Samuel Biddie 21 $303
180 mi 21.5 mi 4 1 $945