Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
1,507
Total Travel Cost
$223,773
333,990 miles
Avoidable Cost
$194,697
290,592 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$29,076
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
192.8 mi
$129.20 per WO
Median Excess
6.8 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
45.1%
679 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 385 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$122,685
Labor - Travel
$43,425
Mileage
$2,419
Lodging
$29,661
Airfare
$12,511
Car Rental
$6,206
Per Diem
$10,150
Meals
$0
Other
$18,313

🎯 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 Bed Services 996 $151,430
78.1%
226.9 mi 352 ✈ 12 $43,387 14
2 FCO 289 $19,541
10.1%
100.9 mi 160 $36,592 13
3 Kiosk 105 $15,082
7.8%
214.4 mi 97 ✈ 3 $10,269 2
4 EMS 49 $3,546
1.8%
108.0 mi 26 $12,743 3
5 Healthcare Provider 54 $3,497
1.8%
96.7 mi 39 $17,015 3
6 Lab/Power 4 $803
0.4%
299.7 mi 3 4
7 Training/Other 8 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 4

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 VA 1,507 $194,697
192.8 mi ✈ 16

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Midlothian VA 76 $55,485
1,089.6 mi ✈ 1
2 Richmond VA 328 $25,567
116.3 mi ✈ 1
3 Danville VA 63 $22,124
524.1 mi ✈ 6
4 Petersburg VA 128 $21,719
253.3 mi ✈ 1
5 Franklin VA 44 $7,683
260.6 mi
6 Newport News VA 143 $7,062
73.7 mi ✈ 1
7 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 47 $6,626
210.4 mi
8 Merchanicsville VA 185 $4,699
37.9 mi ✈ 1
9 Portsmouth VA 45 $3,776
125.3 mi
10 Wytheville VA 10 $3,481
519.6 mi ✈ 1
11 RICHMOND VA 41 $3,313
120.6 mi
12 Galax VA 8 $3,049
568.7 mi
13 RESTON VA 11 $1,922
260.7 mi
14 Charlottesville VA 10 $1,715
255.9 mi ✈ 1
15 Virginia Beach VA 19 $1,697
133.3 mi
16 Alexandria VA 9 $1,298
215.3 mi
17 Arlington VA 12 $1,251
155.6 mi
18 Herndon VA 6 $1,205
299.9 mi ✈ 1
19 Annandale VA 5 $1,024
305.6 mi
20 Norfolk VA 8 $1,007
187.9 mi
21 HENRICO VA 12 $1,001
124.5 mi
22 Manassas VA 8 $797
148.7 mi
23 SALEM VA 19 $732
57.5 mi
24 Leesburg VA 7 $677
144.4 mi ✈ 1
25 Lawrenceville VA 8 $671
125.2 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 Laura Hill 551 $83,552
226.3 mi 167 ✈ 2 $12,806 11
2 Melissa Owens 410 $43,547
158.5 mi 210 ✈ 8 $47,676 15
3 Rhea Berry 89 $9,800
164.3 mi 30 ✈ 1 $5,408 10
4 Matthew Bateman 59 $8,168
206.6 mi 28 $70 6
5 Brandi Alvarez 19 $6,369
500.3 mi 18 4
6 Abby Jinerson 19 $5,862
460.5 mi 16 ✈ 2 $6,456 3
7 Jennifer Johnson 12 $3,389
421.5 mi 10 $230 5
8 Mozammel Sajib 10 $1,828
272.9 mi 10 $1,276 2
9 Mark Franks 13 $1,309
150.2 mi 3 $374 4
10 Mandy Newman 8 $1,172
218.6 mi 5 $6,868 6
11 Cristina Everetts 22 $994
67.5 mi 10 $1,610 6
12 Rich Fosbury 7 $924
197.0 mi 6 $506 2
13 Fady Messak 6 $853
212.1 mi 5 $1,558 4
14 Stephanie Ramen 7 $581
123.9 mi 2 $230 2

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 Fernando Lemos 33 $40,609
1,843 mi 1,836.7 mi 33 ✈ 1 1 $4,115
2 Yves Dessin 82 $36,312
672 mi 660.9 mi 82 ✈ 1 1 $6,961
3 Side Kick Technician 60 $15,286
390 mi 380.2 mi 60 1 $7,130
4 Praelow Cameron 104 $15,011
268 mi 215.4 mi 96 ✈ 3 1 $10,269
5 Michael Swingle 41 $13,869
546 mi 504.9 mi 41 ✈ 1 1 $2,020
6 Christopher Carroll 31 $13,300
695 mi 640.3 mi 31 ✈ 4 1 $6,627
7 Mark Stelter 24 $11,991
797 mi 745.7 mi 24 ✈ 2 1 $6,342
8 Ryan Lewis 76 $11,732
292 mi 230.4 mi 76 1 $7,226
9 Rozier Cole 55 $9,340
281 mi 253.4 mi 55 ✈ 1 1 $3,501
10 Kenneth Lancara 19 $6,857
546 mi 538.6 mi 19 1
11 Torre Gifford 10 $3,239
490 mi 483.5 mi 10 ✈ 1 1 $2,980
12 Todd Fogiel 57 $2,320
147 mi 60.7 mi 25 ✈ 1 1 $20,357
13 Christopher Morning 25 $1,946
143 mi 116.2 mi 21 1 $4,866
14 Jeffrey Coles 31 $1,567
122 mi 75.5 mi 22 1 $2,899
15 Allan Klus 106 $1,479
61 mi 20.8 mi 24 1 $11,566
16 Fady Messak 9 $1,378
291 mi 228.4 mi 9 1 $29
17 Michael Harris 19 $1,187
124 mi 93.2 mi 15 1 $6,405
18 Carlos Robles 225 $1,002
9 mi 6.6 mi 0 1 $2,197
19 Rick Charles 5 $608
197 mi 181.4 mi 5 1 $887
20 Patricia Gordon 29 $585
154 mi 30.1 mi 7 1 $5,519