Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
90
Total Travel Cost
$4,840
7,224 miles
Avoidable Cost
$2,784
4,155 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$2,056
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
46.2 mi
$30.93 per WO
Median Excess
25.7 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
21.1%
19 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 60 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$27,997
Labor - Travel
$24,015
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$2,289
Airfare
$542
Car Rental
$0
Per Diem
$750
Meals
$0
Other
$401

🎯 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 90 $2,784
100%
46.2 mi 19 ✈ 1 $27,997 5

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TN 90 $2,784
46.2 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 Memphis TN 5 $484
144.6 mi
2 Nashville, TN 3 $408
203.1 mi
3 Nashville TN 27 $326
18.0 mi
4 Brentwood TN 5 $251
75.0 mi
5 Clarksville TN 5 $246
73.3 mi
6 Knoxville TN 5 $143
42.5 mi ✈ 1
7 Franklin TN 4 $23
8.6 mi
8 Murfreesboro TN 5 $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 83 $2,559
46.0 mi 18 ✈ 1 $22,763 4

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 Michael Swingle 50 $1,371
73 mi 40.9 mi 10 1 $12,042
2 Christopher Carroll 5 $1,012
329 mi 301.9 mi 5 1 $5,374
3 James Duff 33 $360
51 mi 16.3 mi 3 ✈ 1 1 $8,017