Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
238
Total Travel Cost
$10,203
15,229 miles
Avoidable Cost
$5,678
8,475 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$4,525
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
35.6 mi
$23.86 per WO
Median Excess
4.5 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
9.2%
22 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 130 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$44,383
Labor - Travel
$34,429
Mileage
$99
Lodging
$1,919
Airfare
$2,805
Car Rental
$3,097
Per Diem
$675
Meals
$0
Other
$1,358

🎯 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 Lab/Power 12 $2,906
53.1%
361.5 mi 10 ✈ 3 $4,691 3
2 Healthcare Provider 138 $2,210
40.4%
23.9 mi 9 $34,037 7
3 Kiosk 52 $277
5.1%
7.9 mi 0 $105 2
4 EMS 29 $82
1.5%
4.3 mi 1 $3,362 5
5 Training/Other 5 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 ✈ 1 $1,623 2

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 PA 238 $5,678
35.6 mi ✈ 4

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 LEESPORT PA 10 $2,906
433.8 mi ✈ 2
2 Pittsburgh PA 5 $342
102.1 mi
3 Shoemakersville PA 12 $264
32.8 mi
4 Philadelphia PA 16 $204
19.0 mi
5 Lancaster PA 12 $76
9.5 mi
6 Allentown PA 3 $61
30.3 mi
7 Norristown PA 3 $57
28.3 mi
8 York PA 3 $56
27.9 mi
9 Harrisburg PA 3 $54
26.5 mi
10 Plymouth Meeting PA 3 $48
23.9 mi
11 Paoli PA 3 $48
23.5 mi
12 Langhorne PA 3 $45
22.4 mi
13 Lansdale PA 3 $41
20.2 mi
14 Bethlehem PA 3 $36
18.1 mi
15 Reading PA 3 $36
17.5 mi
16 Easton PA 3 $31
15.5 mi
17 Wyomissing PA 13 $27
3.2 mi
18 Lebanon PA 3 $21
10.8 mi
19 Sellersville PA 7 $17
3.6 mi
20 Collegeville PA 3 $16
8.1 mi
21 Macungie PA 3 $0
0.0 mi
22 Palmyra PA 5 $0
0.0 mi ✈ 1
23 Yeadon PA 3 $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 238 $5,678
35.6 mi 22 ✈ 4 $44,383 13

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 Rozier Cole 10 $2,906
512 mi 433.8 mi 10 ✈ 2 1 $3,619
2 Philip Krogstad 92 $1,347
41 mi 21.8 mi 3 1 $19,087
3 Pero Popovic 33 $939
50 mi 42.5 mi 8 ✈ 1 1 $9,212
4 Maximilian Tucker 42 $218
31 mi 7.8 mi 0 1 $105
5 Chris Galasso 35 $38
25 mi 1.6 mi 0 1 $5,140
6 Brandon Green 12 $0
49 mi 0.0 mi 0 1 $3,020