Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
530
Total Travel Cost
$24,991
37,300 miles
Avoidable Cost
$13,560
20,238 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$11,431
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
38.2 mi
$25.58 per WO
Median Excess
11.6 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
20.8%
110 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 371 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$130,762
Labor - Travel
$125,599
Mileage
$117
Lodging
$1,520
Airfare
$571
Car Rental
$296
Per Diem
$1,850
Meals
$0
Other
$809

🎯 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 530 $13,559
100%
38.2 mi 110 ✈ 1 $130,762 10

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TX 530 $13,559
38.2 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 El Paso TX 8 $2,104
392.7 mi ✈ 1
2 Austin TX 27 $1,148
63.5 mi
3 Houston TX 53 $908
25.6 mi
4 Corpus Christi TX 18 $891
73.9 mi
5 San Antonio TX 40 $728
27.2 mi
6 Dallas TX 35 $612
26.1 mi
7 FORT SAM HOUSTON TX 5 $451
134.5 mi
8 Wylie TX 4 $363
135.4 mi
9 Tyler TX 9 $307
50.8 mi
10 Galveston TX 12 $287
35.7 mi
11 McAllen TX 3 $271
134.7 mi
12 SAN ANTONIO TX 4 $222
82.9 mi
13 Frisco TX 4 $163
60.9 mi
14 New Braunfels TX 3 $157
77.9 mi
15 Conroe TX 3 $155
77.0 mi
16 Fort Worth TX 20 $153
11.4 mi
17 Edinburg TX 3 $147
73.3 mi
18 Southlake TX 3 $126
62.8 mi
19 Houston, TX 7 $123
26.1 mi
20 Hurst TX 7 $92
19.6 mi
21 Tyler, TX 4 $89
33.3 mi
22 Arlington TX 8 $69
12.8 mi
23 Longview TX 7 $59
12.6 mi
24 Spring TX 8 $59
11.1 mi
25 AUSTIN TX 3 $55
27.4 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 Kaitlyn Kelch 498 $12,599
37.8 mi 104 ✈ 1 $122,029 9
2 Rhea Berry 17 $168
14.7 mi 1 $4,492 5
3 Laura Hill 9 $120
19.9 mi 1 $2,596 5

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 Arturo Diaz 93 $3,741
90 mi 60.0 mi 16 ✈ 1 1 $15,852
2 Chane Lacy 101 $3,143
78 mi 46.4 mi 24 1 $35,171
3 Anthony Wirth 104 $3,106
71 mi 44.6 mi 46 1 $25,622
4 Zachary Stieben 132 $1,133
46 mi 12.8 mi 7 1 $17,816
5 Curtis Sprague 23 $817
79 mi 53.0 mi 9 1 $9,240
6 Christopher Womack 68 $653
51 mi 14.3 mi 2 1 $20,735