Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
271
Total Travel Cost
$45,960
68,597 miles
Avoidable Cost
$40,612
60,615 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$5,348
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
223.7 mi
$149.86 per WO
Median Excess
79.6 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
61.3%
166 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 65 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$46,633
Labor - Travel
$32,310
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$5,038
Airfare
$3,455
Car Rental
$1,261
Per Diem
$1,825
Meals
$458
Other
$2,285

Billable vs Internal Cost — Margin Gap

Compares what was billed to clients against what we actually paid for travel expenses. The gap represents unbilled internal cost.

Internal Cost (What We Paid)
$46,633
65 WOs with expenses
Billed to Client
$26,392
56.6% recovery rate
Margin Gap (Unbilled)
$20,241
Cost absorbed internally
Avg Expense / WO
$717
Avg billed: $406
Internal Cost
$46,633
Billed
$26,392

Expense Breakdown by Category

Internal cost vs billed amount by expense type. Negative margin = we paid more than we billed.

Category Lines WOs Internal Cost Billed to Client Margin Gap Recovery % Gap Distribution
Labor - Travel (Hours) 129 92 $32,310 $24,560 $7,750 76%
Lodging 32 16 $5,038 $619 $4,419 12.3%
Airfare 12 6 $3,455 $732 $2,724 21.2%
Other Expenses 66 28 $2,285 $40 $2,245 1.8%
Per Diem 42 20 $1,825 $220 $1,605 12.1%
Car Rental 13 7 $1,261 $221 $1,040 17.5%
Meals 1 1 $458 $0 $458 0%

Expenses by Vertical

Vertical WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
FCO 81 $46,177 $26,392 $19,785 57.2%
Project 18 $456 $0 $456 0%

Expenses by Order Type

Order Type WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
FCO 34 $31,408 $15,810 $15,598 50.3%
Preventive Maintenance 36 $8,385 $4,805 $3,580 57.3%
Installation 6 $5,292 $5,157 $135 97.4%
Repair 4 $1,092 $620 $472 56.8%
Upgrade 18 $456 $0 $456 0%
PM 1 $0 $0 $0 0%

Monthly Expense Trend — Internal Cost vs Billed