Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
996
Total Travel Cost
$161,819
241,521 miles
Avoidable Cost
$151,430
226,015 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$10,389
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
226.9 mi
$152.04 per WO
Median Excess
6.8 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
35.3%
352 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 111 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$43,387
Labor - Travel
$0
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$13,824
Airfare
$9,485
Car Rental
$4,698
Per Diem
$3,500
Meals
$0
Other
$11,880

🎯 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
100%
226.9 mi 352 ✈ 12 $43,387 14

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 VA 996 $151,430
226.9 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 Midlothian VA 70 $55,107
1,175.0 mi ✈ 1
2 Richmond VA 295 $22,879
115.8 mi ✈ 1
3 Danville VA 58 $21,971
565.4 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 Merchanicsville VA 185 $4,699
37.9 mi ✈ 1
8 Portsmouth VA 45 $3,776
125.3 mi
9 Wytheville VA 10 $3,481
519.6 mi ✈ 1
10 Galax VA 8 $3,049
568.7 mi
11 Kilmarnock VA 9 $3
0.4 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 Laura Hill 543 $82,558
226.9 mi 160 ✈ 2 $12,057 10
2 Melissa Owens 234 $27,591
176.0 mi 80 ✈ 5 $11,629 10
3 Rhea Berry 85 $9,686
170.1 mi 29 ✈ 1 $4,349 9
4 Matthew Bateman 58 $8,165
210.1 mi 28 $70 5
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 Mark Franks 13 $1,309
150.2 mi 3 $374 4
9 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 Michael Swingle 41 $13,869
546 mi 504.9 mi 41 ✈ 1 1 $2,020
5 Christopher Carroll 31 $13,300
695 mi 640.3 mi 31 ✈ 4 1 $6,627
6 Mark Stelter 24 $11,991
797 mi 745.7 mi 24 ✈ 2 1 $6,342
7 Rozier Cole 52 $8,962
278 mi 257.2 mi 52 ✈ 1 1 $2,215
8 Kenneth Lancara 19 $6,857
546 mi 538.6 mi 19 1
9 Torre Gifford 10 $3,239
490 mi 483.5 mi 10 ✈ 1 1 $2,980
10 Carlos Robles 222 $1,002
9 mi 6.7 mi 0 1 $2,197
11 Jon Sanchez 178 $3
9 mi 0.0 mi 0 1 $294
12 Xiraiyah Coston 173 $0
27 mi 0.0 mi 0 1 $202
13 David Hernandez 70 $0
14 mi 0.0 mi 0 1