Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
14,484
Total Travel Cost
$1,272,300
1,898,955 miles
Avoidable Cost
$934,980
1,395,492 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$338,208
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
96.3 mi
$64.49 per WO
Median Excess
6.5 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
27.6%
3,993 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 5,278 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$1,716,642
Labor - Travel
$1,120,486
Mileage
$53,835
Lodging
$180,209
Airfare
$76,585
Car Rental
$51,527
Per Diem
$70,900
Meals
$458
Other
$162,643

Billable vs Internal Cost — Margin Gap

Compares what was billed to clients against what we actually paid for travel expenses. The gap represents unbilled internal cost.

Internal Cost (What We Paid)
$1,716,642
5,278 WOs with expenses
Billed to Client
$628,725
36.6% recovery rate
Margin Gap (Unbilled)
$1,087,917
Cost absorbed internally
Avg Expense / WO
$325
Avg billed: $119
Internal Cost
$1,716,642
Billed
$628,725

Expense Breakdown by Category

Internal cost vs billed amount by expense type. Negative margin = we paid more than we billed.

Category Lines WOs Internal Cost Billed to Client Margin Gap Recovery % Gap Distribution
Labor - Travel (Hours) 10,799 6,366 $1,120,486 $486,589 $633,896 43.4%
Lodging 754 512 $180,209 $53,909 $126,301 29.9%
Other Expenses 4,361 2,838 $162,643 $18,916 $143,726 11.6%
Airfare 157 115 $76,585 $26,767 $49,818 35%
Per Diem 1,663 894 $70,900 $7,940 $62,960 11.2%
Mileage 491 222 $53,835 $24,106 $29,729 44.8%
Car Rental 383 200 $51,527 $10,498 $41,029 20.4%
Meals 2 2 $458 $0 $458 0%

Expenses by Vertical

Vertical WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
Healthcare Provider 1,779 $653,199 $149,565 $503,634 22.9%
FCO 2,276 $596,415 $326,630 $269,786 54.8%
EMS 747 $172,528 $83,162 $89,366 48.2%
Kiosk 1,300 $85,390 $6,648 $78,742 7.8%
Bed Services 939 $68,803 $4,454 $64,349 6.5%
Lab/Power 263 $47,540 $38,359 $9,181 80.7%
Installation 11 $27,910 $1,732 $26,178 6.2%
Animal Health 71 $25,558 $4,900 $20,658 19.2%
Project 202 $19,824 $13,275 $6,549 67%
Training/Other 27 $19,474 $0 $19,474 0%

Expenses by Order Type

Order Type WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
Repair 2,578 $606,650 $173,334 $433,316 28.6%
FCO 1,001 $397,315 $202,826 $194,489 51%
Preventive Maintenance 2,535 $245,855 $88,373 $157,482 35.9%
Installation 231 $104,356 $60,811 $43,545 58.3%
Cross-Training 75 $83,638 $2,338 $81,300 2.8%
Inspection 228 $80,116 $3,740 $76,375 4.7%
Misc. Inspection 173 $41,039 $29,891 $11,149 72.8%
Delivery 52 $35,517 $23,962 $11,555 67.5%
Repair/PM 194 $31,326 $12,353 $18,973 39.4%
Support 6 $22,842 $219 $22,624 1%
Evaluation 99 $22,064 $13,191 $8,873 59.8%
Upgrade 197 $9,056 $0 $9,056 0%
Overhaul 5 $7,317 $7,317 $0 100%
IOQ 5 $5,966 $1,682 $4,284 28.2%
Calibration 20 $4,759 $3,483 $1,276 73.2%
PM 126 $3,677 $1,240 $2,437 33.7%
Asset Tagging 7 $3,551 $0 $3,551 0%
Removal 7 $3,453 $2,014 $1,438 58.3%
Connectivity 34 $3,077 $0 $3,077 0%
PQ Only 1 $1,554 $494 $1,060 31.8%
Acct. Management 1 $903 $903 $0 100%
Training 1 $794 $0 $794 0%
New Hire Training 3 $651 $0 $651 0%
Parts Sale 1 $250 $250 $0 100%
EOQ 26 $191 $0 $191 0%
COMPLAINT 2 $181 $0 $181 0%
Inventory 1 $179 $0 $179 0%
FMI 32097 2 $173 $118 $55 68.1%
SWAPOUT 1 $119 $119 $0 100%
Replacement 1 $55 $66 $11 120%
Part Order 1 $18 $0 $18 0%
PM-EXT 1 $0 $0 $0 0%
Relocation 1 $0 $0 $0 0%

Monthly Expense Trend — Internal Cost vs Billed