Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
218
Total Travel Cost
$13,915
20,769 miles
Avoidable Cost
$6,139
9,163 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$7,776
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
42.0 mi
$28.16 per WO
Median Excess
16.4 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
32.1%
70 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 41 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$5,701
Labor - Travel
$2,380
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$1,497
Airfare
$0
Car Rental
$271
Per Diem
$725
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 Kiosk 218 $6,139
100%
42.0 mi 70 $5,701 9

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 VA 30 $2,453
122.0 mi
2 NC 60 $2,008
49.9 mi
3 SC 42 $833
29.6 mi
4 MD 14 $458
48.8 mi
5 PA 52 $277
7.9 mi
6 AL 3 $0
0.0 mi
7 TN 10 $0
0.0 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 Richmond VA 6 $704
175.2 mi
2 Charlottesville VA 3 $326
162.0 mi
3 Wilmington NC 4 $201
75.0 mi
4 Myrtle Beach SC 6 $151
37.5 mi
5 Mount Pleasant SC 3 $135
67.5 mi
6 Danville VA 4 $125
46.4 mi
7 Murrells Inlet SC 3 $88
43.6 mi
8 Columbia SC 7 $87
18.5 mi
9 Lancaster PA 6 $49
12.1 mi
10 Easton PA 3 $31
15.5 mi
11 Mooresville NC 3 $3
1.8 mi
12 Charlotte NC 3 $0
0.0 mi
13 Lexington SC 3 $0
0.0 mi
14 Murfreesboro TN 4 $0
0.0 mi
15 Philadelphia PA 4 $0
0.0 mi
16 Rock Hill SC 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 218 $6,139
42.0 mi 70 $5,701 9

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 123 $5,345
135 mi 64.9 mi 62 4 $2,635
2 Maximilian Tucker 57 $736
50 mi 19.3 mi 8 4 $263
3 Philip Krogstad 10 $58
40 mi 8.7 mi 0 1
4 Michael Swingle 13 $0
51 mi 0.0 mi 0 2
5 Rozier Cole 9 $0
21 mi 0.0 mi 0 2 $2,773