Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
3,772
Total Travel Cost
$388,582
579,973 miles
Avoidable Cost
$264,688
395,056 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$123,894
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
104.7 mi
$70.17 per WO
Median Excess
13.2 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
27.9%
1,052 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 1,778 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$596,415
Labor - Travel
$446,270
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$61,359
Airfare
$15,851
Car Rental
$11,035
Per Diem
$26,425
Meals
$458
Other
$35,018

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)
$596,415
1,778 WOs with expenses
Billed to Client
$326,630
54.8% recovery rate
Margin Gap (Unbilled)
$269,786
Cost absorbed internally
Avg Expense / WO
$335
Avg billed: $184
Internal Cost
$596,415
Billed
$326,630

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) 2,734 1,681 $446,270 $280,760 $165,510 62.9%
Lodging 406 217 $61,359 $30,442 $30,916 49.6%
Other Expenses 1,678 982 $35,018 $2,857 $32,160 8.2%
Per Diem 638 348 $26,425 $2,255 $24,170 8.5%
Airfare 41 26 $15,851 $8,466 $7,385 53.4%
Car Rental 74 44 $11,035 $1,849 $9,186 16.8%
Meals 1 1 $458 $0 $458 0%

Expenses by Vertical

Vertical WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
FCO 2,276 $596,415 $326,630 $269,786 54.8%

Expenses by Order Type

Order Type WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
FCO 1,001 $397,315 $202,826 $194,489 51%
Preventive Maintenance 788 $87,732 $42,935 $44,797 48.9%
Installation 159 $58,721 $51,243 $7,478 87.3%
Repair 199 $48,004 $28,267 $19,736 58.9%
PM 126 $3,677 $1,240 $2,437 33.7%
Training 1 $794 $0 $794 0%
FMI 32097 2 $173 $118 $55 68.1%

Monthly Expense Trend — Internal Cost vs Billed