Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
108
Total Travel Cost
$8,653
12,914 miles
Avoidable Cost
$3,923
5,855 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$4,730
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
54.2 mi
$36.32 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
27.8%
30 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 70 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$13,005
Labor - Travel
$4,738
Mileage
$4,619
Lodging
$1,406
Airfare
$0
Car Rental
$245
Per Diem
$1,175
Meals
$0
Other
$822

🎯 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 EMS 108 $3,923
100%
54.2 mi 30 ✈ 2 $13,005 8

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TX 61 $1,956
47.9 mi
2 AR 4 $626
233.5 mi
3 LA 8 $168
31.2 mi
4 MO 13 $87
10.0 mi
5 OK 12 $57
7.1 mi
6 IL 4 $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 Laredo TX 7 $776
165.4 mi
2 FORT WORTH TX 4 $385
143.6 mi
3 San Antonio TX 5 $239
71.5 mi
4 Winnsboro LA 3 $168
83.2 mi
5 EULESS TX 3 $104
51.8 mi
6 HOUSTON MO 6 $66
16.6 mi
7 Altus OK 4 $0
0.0 mi
8 Dickinson TX 3 $0
0.0 mi
9 Festus MO 3 $0
0.0 mi
10 Houston TX 5 $0
0.0 mi
11 Magnolia TX 3 $0
0.0 mi
12 Oklahoma City OK 3 $0
0.0 mi
13 Shreveport LA 5 $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 108 $3,923
54.2 mi 30 ✈ 2 $13,005 8

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 Chane Lacy 38 $1,778
132 mi 69.8 mi 17 1 $3,916
2 Christopher Womack 28 $793
122 mi 42.3 mi 7 3 $2,688
3 Kevin Cox 17 $87
74 mi 7.6 mi 0 2 $1,687
4 Darrell Hendrix 12 $57
78 mi 7.1 mi 1 1 $2,005
5 Anthony Wirth 6 $0
45 mi 0.0 mi 0 1 $308