Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
166
Total Travel Cost
$7,480
11,164 miles
Avoidable Cost
$4,643
6,930 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$2,837
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
41.7 mi
$27.97 per WO
Median Excess
27.5 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
28.3%
47 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 147 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$51,214
Labor - Travel
$44,974
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$2,333
Airfare
$582
Car Rental
$541
Per Diem
$1,200
Meals
$0
Other
$1,584

🎯 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 Animal Health 166 $4,643
100%
41.7 mi 47 ✈ 1 $51,214 42

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 AZ 42 $1,062
37.7 mi
2 CA 36 $929
38.5 mi
3 FL 8 $485
90.4 mi
4 IL 3 $284
141.2 mi
5 NY 10 $177
26.4 mi
6 TX 9 $167
27.7 mi
7 MO 4 $164
61.2 mi
8 OH 3 $122
60.7 mi
9 WA 14 $74
7.9 mi
10 OR 3 $52
25.5 mi
11 MI 7 $39
8.3 mi
12 CT 3 $9
4.3 mi
13 MN 3 $0
0.0 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 Glendale AZ 7 $172
36.6 mi
2 Phoenix AZ 5 $135
40.2 mi
3 Surprise AZ 3 $119
59.4 mi
4 Goodyear AZ 5 $114
34.1 mi
5 Mesa AZ 6 $113
28.0 mi
6 Peoria AZ 4 $102
37.9 mi
7 Buckeye AZ 4 $90
33.6 mi
8 Studio City CA 4 $78
29.3 mi
9 Los Angeles CA 3 $59
29.2 mi
10 Pasadena CA 3 $56
27.5 mi
11 Dallas TX 3 $15
7.5 mi
12 Grand Rapids MI 4 $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 Kaitlyn Kelch 57 $1,792
46.9 mi 16 ✈ 1 $12,164 8
2 Michael Burris 47 $903
28.7 mi 9 $19,319 9
3 Charles Ramen 14 $511
54.5 mi 5 $3,088 6
4 Abby Jinerson 8 $414
77.2 mi 3 $3,213 4
5 Rhea Berry 11 $337
45.8 mi 6 $4,355 9
6 Kourtney Smith 19 $332
26.0 mi 4 $5,864 9
7 Melissa Owens 7 $329
70.1 mi 4 $2,650 6

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 Andrew Przybyla 34 $1,408
73 mi 61.8 mi 12 ✈ 1 2 $6,599
2 Angel Rios 14 $373
72 mi 39.8 mi 7 1 $5,914
3 Rene Yescas 14 $265
34 mi 28.3 mi 0 1 $4,128
4 Jon Kuehl 6 $168
51 mi 41.6 mi 2 3 $881
5 Tim Holman 13 $74
47 mi 8.6 mi 0 1 $6,625
6 Tyler Bollman 9 $40
15 mi 6.6 mi 0 1 $943