Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
79
Total Travel Cost
$4,008
5,982 miles
Avoidable Cost
$1,385
2,067 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$2,623
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
26.2 mi
$17.53 per WO
Median Excess
19.3 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
17.7%
14 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 43 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$10,189
Labor - Travel
$8,874
Mileage
$488
Lodging
$0
Airfare
$0
Car Rental
$0
Per Diem
$0
Meals
$0
Other
$827

🎯 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 15 $488
35.3%
48.6 mi 5 $2,792 2
2 Kiosk 14 $458
33%
48.8 mi 7 $113 2
3 Healthcare Provider 40 $439
31.7%
16.4 mi 2 $6,784 2
4 Bed Services 9 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 $501 1

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 MD 79 $1,385
26.2 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 Baltimore MD 10 $227
33.9 mi
2 Frederick MD 4 $202
75.2 mi
3 Jessup MD 5 $116
34.6 mi
4 Hagerstown MD 4 $66
24.7 mi
5 Towson MD 13 $52
5.9 mi
6 Westover MD 4 $17
6.4 mi
7 COLUMBIA MD 6 $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 Melissa Owens 79 $1,385
26.2 mi 14 $10,189 5

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 Maximilian Tucker 13 $458
101 mi 52.5 mi 7 1 $82
2 Michael Harris 47 $371
56 mi 11.8 mi 2 1 $7,315
3 Chris Galasso 14 $365
102 mi 39.0 mi 4 1 $2,303