Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
1,419
Total Travel Cost
$261,829
390,789 miles
Avoidable Cost
$205,360
306,508 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$56,526
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
215.9 mi
$144.68 per WO
Median Excess
20.5 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
38.6%
548 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 635 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$200,369
Labor - Travel
$138,884
Mileage
$2,602
Lodging
$21,627
Airfare
$7,600
Car Rental
$2,175
Per Diem
$12,675
Meals
$0
Other
$14,805

🎯 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 393 $154,570
75.3%
587.0 mi 230 ✈ 7 $16,335 19
2 Lab/Power 196 $27,872
13.6%
212.2 mi 149 ✈ 2 $5,245 9
3 Healthcare Provider 530 $13,559
6.6%
38.2 mi 110 ✈ 1 $130,762 10
4 EMS 121 $4,034
2%
49.8 mi 34 $12,192 7
5 Kiosk 145 $3,663
1.8%
37.7 mi 8 $16,178 10
6 Installation 9 $731
0.4%
121.3 mi 8 ✈ 1 $13,724 3
7 Bed Services 9 $624
0.3%
103.5 mi 5 $1,405 2
8 Animal Health 9 $167
0.1%
27.7 mi 3 $2,474 3
9 Training/Other 7 $138
0.1%
29.5 mi 1 ✈ 1 $2,053 6

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TX 1,419 $205,360
216.0 mi ✈ 12

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 SAN ANTONIO TX 99 $27,160
409.5 mi
2 AUSTIN TX 33 $26,499
1,198.5 mi
3 DALLAS TX 27 $19,656
1,086.6 mi ✈ 1
4 EL PASO TX 34 $19,008
834.4 mi ✈ 2
5 Houston TX 104 $15,771
226.3 mi
6 LUBBOCK TX 17 $11,453
1,005.6 mi ✈ 1
7 HOUSTON TX 71 $7,336
154.2 mi ✈ 1
8 ROUND ROCK TX 6 $5,417
1,347.5 mi
9 Austin TX 47 $4,768
151.4 mi
10 TEMPLE TX 5 $4,407
1,315.4 mi
11 FORT WORTH TX 10 $4,043
603.4 mi
12 PLANO TX 5 $3,789
1,131.0 mi
13 San Antonio TX 87 $3,491
59.9 mi
14 EDINBURG TX 26 $3,195
183.4 mi ✈ 1
15 ARLINGTON TX 4 $2,802
1,045.4 mi
16 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS TX 5 $2,726
813.8 mi
17 FRISCO TX 4 $2,667
995.1 mi
18 Corpus Christi TX 30 $2,559
127.3 mi
19 Dallas TX 83 $2,421
43.5 mi
20 El Paso TX 8 $2,104
392.7 mi ✈ 1
21 IRVING TX 3 $2,041
1,015.5 mi
22 Irving TX 25 $1,920
114.6 mi
23 MCKINNEY TX 13 $1,479
169.8 mi
24 Burnet TX 6 $1,191
296.3 mi
25 Round Rock TX 23 $1,186
77.0 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 Fady Messak 30 $22,405
1,114.7 mi 30 8
2 Laura Hill 65 $19,184
440.5 mi 27 ✈ 1 $4,787 11
3 Kaitlyn Kelch 774 $17,780
34.3 mi 148 ✈ 3 $156,041 14
4 Chris Bakkemo 24 $13,821
859.5 mi 24 1
5 Megan Klose 14 $12,735
1,357.7 mi 14 $150 2
6 Leona Coonrod 156 $8,421
80.6 mi 118 ✈ 1 $3,821 3
7 Kim Pearson 5 $5,491
1,638.9 mi 5 2
8 Cristina Everetts 22 $562
38.2 mi 1 ✈ 1 $1,522 2
9 Erin Martin 28 $540
28.8 mi 1 $328 2
10 Rhea Berry 21 $212
15.1 mi 2 $5,580 6
11 Natosha Beierschmitt 6 $135
33.7 mi 1 1
12 Brandi Rodriguez 14 $0
0.0 mi 0 $150 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 Philmon Mehari 62 $56,814
1,506 mi 1,367.7 mi 62 1 $999
2 Eric Mancerella 38 $25,658
1,157 mi 1,007.8 mi 38 ✈ 2 1 $3,799
3 Davon Cox 24 $21,729
1,481 mi 1,351.3 mi 24 ✈ 1 1 $1,758
4 Chris Bakkemo 24 $13,821
867 mi 859.5 mi 24 1
5 Fady Messak 14 $13,198
1,548 mi 1,407.1 mi 14 1
6 Derick Velazquez 13 $7,310
854 mi 839.3 mi 13 ✈ 1 1 $1,522
7 Marvin Rivas 174 $7,277
162 mi 62.4 mi 47 ✈ 3 1 $7,892
8 Chane Lacy 196 $6,451
86 mi 49.1 mi 56 1 $44,443
9 Patricia Gordon 8 $5,456
1,504 mi 1,018.0 mi 8 1
10 Maria Davis 75 $5,408
123 mi 107.6 mi 73 1 $1,287
11 Fady Khouzam 5 $4,442
1,377 mi 1,326.1 mi 5 1
12 Arturo Diaz 96 $3,885
89 mi 60.4 mi 17 ✈ 1 1 $16,744
13 Anthony Wirth 141 $3,259
68 mi 34.5 mi 49 1 $30,157
14 Jose Gutierrez 82 $3,152
70 mi 57.4 mi 47 ✈ 1 1 $2,479
15 Bruce Ballard 5 $2,642
1,278 mi 788.6 mi 5 1
16 Christopher Womack 187 $1,704
50 mi 13.6 mi 5 ✈ 1 1 $26,550
17 Curtis Sprague 62 $1,329
113 mi 32.0 mi 13 1 $9,493
18 Zachary Stieben 152 $1,164
43 mi 11.4 mi 7 1 $19,104
19 Scott E Yelverton 7 $541
134 mi 115.5 mi 5 1 $10,826
20 Darrell Hendrix 12 $350
198 mi 43.6 mi 3 1 $4,167