Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
289
Total Travel Cost
$29,971
44,732 miles
Avoidable Cost
$19,541
29,166 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$10,429
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
100.9 mi
$67.62 per WO
Median Excess
63.6 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
55.4%
160 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 161 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$36,592
Labor - Travel
$19,724
Mileage
$2
Lodging
$9,571
Airfare
$0
Car Rental
$0
Per Diem
$4,725
Meals
$0
Other
$2,570

🎯 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 289 $19,541
100%
100.9 mi 160 $36,592 13

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 VA 289 $19,541
100.9 mi

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 47 $6,626
210.4 mi
2 RICHMOND VA 41 $3,313
120.6 mi
3 RESTON VA 11 $1,922
260.7 mi
4 SALEM VA 19 $732
57.5 mi
5 Norfolk VA 4 $600
223.8 mi
6 Richmond VA 13 $588
67.5 mi
7 HENRICO VA 6 $583
145.1 mi
8 HOPEWELL VA 4 $532
198.6 mi
9 MIDLOTHIAN VA 4 $464
173.2 mi
10 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 3 $381
189.5 mi
11 FALLS CHURCH VA 7 $324
69.1 mi
12 Wise VA 7 $226
48.1 mi
13 SUFFOLK VA 3 $144
71.5 mi
14 WINCHESTER VA 4 $107
40.0 mi
15 Leesburg VA 4 $90
33.7 mi
16 Roanoke VA 6 $52
12.8 mi
17 Fredericksburg VA 11 $5
0.7 mi
18 Stafford VA 3 $0
0.0 mi
19 Vienna VA 3 $0
0.0 mi
20 Arlington VA 6 $0
0.0 mi
21 Winchester VA 4 $0
0.0 mi
22 Mechanicsville VA 5 $0
0.0 mi
23 Abingdon VA 3 $0
0.0 mi
24 Manassas VA 4 $0
0.0 mi
25 Low Moor VA 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 Mandy Newman 8 $1,172
218.6 mi 5 $6,868 6
2 Cristina Everetts 22 $994
67.5 mi 10 $1,610 6
3 Rich Fosbury 7 $924
197.0 mi 6 $506 2
4 Fady Messak 6 $853
212.1 mi 5 $1,558 4

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 Ryan Lewis 76 $11,732
292 mi 230.4 mi 76 1 $7,226
2 Jeffrey Coles 31 $1,567
122 mi 75.5 mi 22 1 $2,899
3 Allan Klus 106 $1,479
61 mi 20.8 mi 24 1 $11,566
4 Fady Messak 9 $1,378
291 mi 228.4 mi 9 1 $29
5 Rick Charles 5 $608
197 mi 181.4 mi 5 1 $887
6 Patricia Gordon 29 $585
154 mi 30.1 mi 7 1 $5,519
7 Joe Hudson 11 $395
94 mi 53.5 mi 7 1 $2,374
8 Solomon Young 15 $176
34 mi 17.5 mi 3 1 $37