Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
196
Total Travel Cost
$30,711
45,837 miles
Avoidable Cost
$27,872
41,600 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$2,839
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
212.2 mi
$142.20 per WO
Median Excess
99.6 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
76%
149 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 34 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$5,245
Labor - Travel
$0
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$1,650
Airfare
$1,827
Car Rental
$195
Per Diem
$1,525
Meals
$0
Other
$48

🎯 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 Lab/Power 196 $27,872
100%
212.2 mi 149 ✈ 2 $5,245 9

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TX 196 $27,872
212.2 mi ✈ 2

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Houston TX 26 $13,948
800.7 mi
2 Austin TX 12 $1,621
201.6 mi
3 Dallas TX 22 $1,572
106.7 mi
4 Burnet TX 5 $1,141
340.5 mi
5 Round Rock TX 20 $1,067
79.6 mi
6 Irving TX 15 $1,045
103.9 mi
7 Waco TX 9 $973
161.3 mi
8 BISHOP TX 9 $742
123.1 mi
9 Garland TX 8 $517
96.4 mi
10 Lewisville TX 7 $466
99.2 mi
11 San Antonio TX 21 $235
16.7 mi
12 Fort Worth TX 3 $216
107.2 mi
13 SAN ANTONIO TX 13 $114
13.1 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 Chris Bakkemo 24 $13,821
859.5 mi 24 1
2 Leona Coonrod 155 $8,421
81.1 mi 118 ✈ 1 $3,766 2
3 Kim Pearson 5 $5,491
1,638.9 mi 5 2
4 Kaitlyn Kelch 11 $141
19.1 mi 2 ✈ 1 $1,479 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 Chris Bakkemo 24 $13,821
867 mi 859.5 mi 24 1
2 Maria Davis 75 $5,408
123 mi 107.6 mi 73 1 $1,287
3 Jose Gutierrez 82 $3,152
70 mi 57.4 mi 47 ✈ 1 1 $2,479
4 Curtis Sprague 7 $0
204 mi 0.0 mi 0 1 $25