Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
4,438
Total Travel Cost
$416,212
621,212 miles
Avoidable Cost
$340,361
508,002 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$75,849
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
114.5 mi
$76.69 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
33.8%
1,502 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 520 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$136,018
Labor - Travel
$5,098
Mileage
$58
Lodging
$51,343
Airfare
$20,733
Car Rental
$11,968
Per Diem
$16,000
Meals
$0
Other
$30,819

🎯 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 4,438 $340,361
100%
114.5 mi 1,502 ✈ 28 $136,018 37

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
2 SC 1,150 $100,986
131.1 mi ✈ 2
3 IN 164 $16,789
152.8 mi
4 WI 19 $13,714
1,077.3 mi
5 NC 43 $13,672
474.6 mi ✈ 3
6 FL 261 $9,720
55.6 mi
7 PA 101 $8,298
122.6 mi ✈ 1
8 UT 50 $6,808
203.2 mi ✈ 2
9 GA 526 $5,327
15.1 mi ✈ 2
10 OH 401 $4,738
17.6 mi
11 LA 297 $4,452
22.4 mi ✈ 3
12 AL 61 $1,858
45.5 mi
13 MI 13 $1,486
170.6 mi
14 TX 9 $624
103.5 mi
15 AZ 107 $204
2.9 mi ✈ 1
16 MT 4 $169
63.1 mi ✈ 1
17 IL 15 $82
8.2 mi
18 NH 4 $3
1.0 mi
19 MD 10 $0
0.0 mi
20 IA 129 $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 Greenville SC 456 $71,412
233.7 mi ✈ 1
2 Midlothian VA 70 $55,107
1,175.0 mi ✈ 1
3 Richmond VA 295 $22,879
115.8 mi ✈ 1
4 Danville VA 58 $21,971
565.4 mi ✈ 6
5 Petersburg VA 128 $21,719
253.3 mi ✈ 1
6 Charleston SC 619 $19,227
46.4 mi
7 Terre Haute IN 164 $16,789
152.8 mi
8 Wauwatosa WI 19 $13,714
1,077.3 mi
9 Rutherfordton NC 43 $13,672
474.6 mi ✈ 3
10 Franklin VA 44 $7,683
260.6 mi
11 Newport News VA 143 $7,062
73.7 mi ✈ 1
12 DRAPER UT 50 $6,808
203.2 mi ✈ 2
13 Summerville SC 43 $6,558
227.6 mi
14 Philadelphia PA 81 $6,300
116.1 mi ✈ 1
15 Pensacola FL 188 $5,424
43.1 mi
16 Merchanicsville VA 185 $4,699
37.9 mi ✈ 1
17 Wilmington OH 129 $4,688
54.2 mi
18 Portsmouth VA 45 $3,776
125.3 mi
19 Jay FL 27 $3,539
195.6 mi
20 Wytheville VA 10 $3,481
519.6 mi ✈ 1
21 Mount Pleasant SC 29 $3,239
166.7 mi
22 Harahan LA 15 $3,061
304.6 mi ✈ 2
23 Galax VA 8 $3,049
568.7 mi
24 Decatur GA 112 $2,366
31.5 mi
25 Langhorne PA 20 $1,998
149.1 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 Abby Jinerson 1,881 $108,004
85.7 mi 603 ✈ 7 $46,786 15
2 Laura Hill 674 $87,193
193.1 mi 181 ✈ 3 $20,949 19
3 Melissa Owens 326 $42,252
193.4 mi 156 ✈ 8 $22,347 18
4 Jennifer Johnson 88 $25,380
430.5 mi 69 ✈ 2 $7,363 13
5 Charles Ramen 666 $22,499
50.4 mi 297 $7,335 5
6 Rhea Berry 196 $14,668
111.7 mi 60 ✈ 1 $6,745 19
7 Michael Burris 61 $9,672
236.6 mi 29 ✈ 4 $8,700 4
8 Brandi Alvarez 59 $9,141
231.2 mi 33 $245 8
9 Matthew Bateman 58 $8,165
210.1 mi 28 $70 5
10 Kourtney Smith 143 $5,348
55.8 mi 13 ✈ 1 $3,832 7
11 Mark Franks 29 $2,927
150.6 mi 16 $927 9
12 Stephanie Ramen 117 $829
10.6 mi 4 $689 7
13 Kaitlyn Kelch 110 $624
8.5 mi 5 ✈ 1 $5,220 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 Kevin Cogdill 310 $58,207
294 mi 280.2 mi 310 3 $14,554
2 Yves Dessin 159 $55,646
532 mi 522.3 mi 159 ✈ 1 3 $12,903
3 Fernando Lemos 65 $40,779
984 mi 936.4 mi 35 ✈ 3 3 $6,756
4 Joe Evans 286 $30,951
172 mi 161.5 mi 275 ✈ 1 1 $6,271
5 Christopher Carroll 63 $25,222
641 mi 597.5 mi 63 ✈ 7 2 $12,941
6 Michael Swingle 65 $22,226
545 mi 510.4 mi 65 ✈ 2 3 $4,283
7 Jim Kingery 268 $20,203
154 mi 112.5 mi 268 2 $5,704
8 Side Kick Technician 60 $15,286
390 mi 380.2 mi 60 1 $7,130
9 Jennifer Johnson 19 $13,714
1,094 mi 1,077.3 mi 19 1
10 Kenneth Lancara 494 $13,692
69 mi 41.4 mi 43 ✈ 2 6 $9,999
11 Mark Stelter 166 $13,477
179 mi 121.2 mi 37 ✈ 2 3 $7,076
12 Rozier Cole 64 $10,335
263 mi 241.0 mi 64 ✈ 1 2 $2,811
13 Justin Armas 22 $6,808
517 mi 461.9 mi 22 ✈ 1 1 $2,498
14 Torre Gifford 163 $4,161
58 mi 38.1 mi 30 ✈ 1 2 $4,743
15 Matthew Sebzda 146 $1,680
29 mi 17.2 mi 7 ✈ 2 2 $7,194
16 Pete Ramos 87 $1,635
45 mi 28.1 mi 0 1 $1,950
17 Xiraiyah Coston 176 $1,635
41 mi 13.9 mi 3 ✈ 2 3 $9,422
18 Scott R Roberts 24 $1,248
156 mi 77.6 mi 24 1 $352
19 Carlos Robles 222 $1,002
9 mi 6.7 mi 0 1 $2,197
20 David Hernandez 72 $806
31 mi 16.7 mi 2 3