Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
211
Total Travel Cost
$12,175
18,171 miles
Avoidable Cost
$5,203
7,766 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$6,971
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
36.8 mi
$24.66 per WO
Median Excess
2.9 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
30.3%
64 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 95 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$31,423
Labor - Travel
$23,645
Mileage
$1,885
Lodging
$2,121
Airfare
$1,302
Car Rental
$656
Per Diem
$925
Meals
$0
Other
$888

🎯 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 Healthcare Provider 102 $2,209
47.4%
32.3 mi 31 $17,315 3
2 Kiosk 60 $2,008
43.1%
49.9 mi 27 $3,733 3
3 EMS 40 $444
9.5%
16.6 mi 4 $7,449 2
4 Training/Other 5 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 ✈ 2 $2,457 2

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 NC 211 $5,203
36.8 mi ✈ 2

By City

Top cities by total avoidable cost. These are your biggest geographic hotspots.

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Charlotte NC 17 $617
54.2 mi
2 Fayetteville NC 10 $316
47.2 mi
3 Concord NC 13 $232
26.6 mi
4 Wilmington NC 5 $224
67.0 mi
5 Asheville NC 4 $206
76.7 mi
6 Raleigh NC 12 $162
20.2 mi
7 Jacksonville NC 4 $150
56.1 mi
8 Cary NC 7 $133
28.2 mi
9 Salisbury NC 3 $113
56.1 mi
10 Hickory NC 3 $105
52.0 mi
11 Wake Forest NC 3 $84
42.0 mi
12 Hendersonville NC 3 $80
39.5 mi
13 Pittsboro NC 3 $80
39.6 mi
14 Durham NC 13 $66
7.6 mi
15 Greensboro NC 5 $52
15.6 mi
16 Kannapolis NC 3 $31
15.7 mi
17 Mooresville NC 3 $3
1.8 mi
18 Germanton NC 5 $0
0.0 mi ✈ 1
19 WINSTON SALEM NC 3 $0
0.0 mi
20 Washington NC 3 $0
0.0 mi
21 Waxhaw NC 3 $0
0.0 mi
22 Winston Salem NC 10 $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 211 $5,203
36.8 mi 64 ✈ 2 $31,423 7

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 Praelow Cameron 58 $2,008
109 mi 51.7 mi 27 1 $960
2 Eric Colon 31 $1,424
110 mi 68.5 mi 23 1 $5,736
3 Christopher Morning 59 $776
54 mi 19.6 mi 8 ✈ 1 1 $8,898
4 Rozier Cole 14 $291
108 mi 31.0 mi 2 1 $5,168
5 Todd Fogiel 47 $163
61 mi 5.2 mi 2 ✈ 1 1 $10,266