Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
393
Total Travel Cost
$188,110
280,761 miles
Avoidable Cost
$154,570
230,702 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$33,540
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
587.0 mi
$393.31 per WO
Median Excess
190.8 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
58.5%
230 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 79 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$16,335
Labor - Travel
$1,658
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$4,968
Airfare
$3,726
Car Rental
$1,000
Per Diem
$3,050
Meals
$0
Other
$1,933

🎯 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
100%
587.0 mi 230 ✈ 7 $16,335 19

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TX 393 $154,570
587.0 mi ✈ 7

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 82 $26,824
488.2 mi
2 AUSTIN TX 30 $26,444
1,315.6 mi
3 DALLAS TX 25 $19,654
1,173.4 mi ✈ 1
4 EL PASO TX 34 $19,008
834.4 mi ✈ 2
5 LUBBOCK TX 17 $11,453
1,005.6 mi ✈ 1
6 HOUSTON TX 68 $7,310
160.5 mi ✈ 1
7 ROUND ROCK TX 6 $5,417
1,347.5 mi
8 TEMPLE TX 5 $4,407
1,315.4 mi
9 PLANO TX 5 $3,789
1,131.0 mi
10 FORT WORTH TX 4 $3,578
1,335.3 mi
11 EDINBURG TX 26 $3,195
183.4 mi ✈ 1
12 ARLINGTON TX 4 $2,802
1,045.4 mi
13 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS TX 4 $2,716
1,013.5 mi
14 FRISCO TX 4 $2,667
995.1 mi
15 IRVING TX 3 $2,041
1,015.5 mi
16 MCKINNEY TX 13 $1,479
169.8 mi
17 BROWNSVILLE TX 6 $0
0.0 mi
18 CYPRESS TX 4 $0
0.0 mi
19 Beaumont, TX 4 $0
0.0 mi
20 SULPHUR SPRINGS TX 3 $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 Fady Messak 30 $22,405
1,114.7 mi 30 8
2 Laura Hill 52 $18,661
535.6 mi 23 ✈ 1 $2,028 7
3 Megan Klose 14 $12,735
1,357.7 mi 14 $150 2
4 Cristina Everetts 22 $562
38.2 mi 1 ✈ 1 $1,522 2
5 Brandi Rodriguez 14 $0
0.0 mi 0 $150 1
6 Erin Martin 27 $0
0.0 mi 0 $78 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 Fady Messak 14 $13,198
1,548 mi 1,407.1 mi 14 1
5 Derick Velazquez 13 $7,310
854 mi 839.3 mi 13 ✈ 1 1 $1,522
6 Marvin Rivas 174 $7,277
162 mi 62.4 mi 47 ✈ 3 1 $7,892
7 Patricia Gordon 8 $5,456
1,504 mi 1,018.0 mi 8 1
8 Fady Khouzam 5 $4,442
1,377 mi 1,326.1 mi 5 1
9 Bruce Ballard 5 $2,642
1,278 mi 788.6 mi 5 1
10 Curtis Sprague 21 $224
116 mi 15.9 mi 1 1 $105
11 Christopher Womack 16 $0
44 mi 0.0 mi 0 1 $108