Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
282
Total Travel Cost
$27,487
41,025 miles
Avoidable Cost
$19,387
28,935 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$8,100
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
102.6 mi
$68.75 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
39.4%
111 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 42 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$14,019
Labor - Travel
$8,398
Mileage
$943
Lodging
$1,819
Airfare
$785
Car Rental
$0
Per Diem
$800
Meals
$0
Other
$1,273

🎯 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 Bed Services 191 $13,770
71.3%
107.6 mi 51 ✈ 1 $1,879 8
2 Kiosk 30 $2,453
12.7%
122.0 mi 23 $832 1
3 Healthcare Provider 30 $1,907
9.9%
94.9 mi 21 $3,686 3
4 EMS 26 $1,175
6.1%
67.5 mi 15 $7,622 2
5 Training/Other 4 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 3

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 VA 282 $19,386
102.6 mi ✈ 1

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Newport News VA 130 $5,729
65.8 mi
2 Danville VA 27 $5,607
310.0 mi ✈ 1
3 Portsmouth VA 14 $1,453
154.8 mi
4 Richmond VA 19 $1,317
103.4 mi
5 Franklin VA 15 $639
63.6 mi
6 Virginia Beach VA 9 $611
101.3 mi
7 HENRICO VA 6 $418
104.0 mi
8 Charlottesville VA 4 $403
150.2 mi
9 Midlothian VA 3 $114
56.6 mi
10 Lynchburg VA 3 $99
49.2 mi
11 Castlewood VA 3 $0
0.0 mi
12 Roanoke VA 4 $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 282 $19,386
102.6 mi 111 ✈ 1 $14,019 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 Michael Swingle 17 $5,830
548 mi 511.8 mi 17 1
2 Christopher Carroll 7 $3,213
737 mi 685.2 mi 7 ✈ 1 1 $1,311
3 Rozier Cole 22 $2,943
247 mi 199.6 mi 22 1 $488
4 Praelow Cameron 30 $2,453
205 mi 122.0 mi 23 1 $832
5 Christopher Morning 20 $1,571
148 mi 117.3 mi 17 1 $3,108
6 Side Kick Technician 5 $1,453
444 mi 433.6 mi 5 1
7 Todd Fogiel 31 $1,040
146 mi 50.1 mi 14 1 $7,952
8 Michael Harris 5 $418
138 mi 124.7 mi 5 1 $248
9 Carlos Robles 9 $32
7 mi 5.3 mi 0 1
10 Xiraiyah Coston 133 $0
29 mi 0.0 mi 0 1 $12