Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
1,351
Total Travel Cost
$162,125
241,977 miles
Avoidable Cost
$149,307
222,846 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$12,818
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
164.9 mi
$110.52 per WO
Median Excess
54.9 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
51.4%
694 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 91 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$19,824
Labor - Travel
$3,901
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$9,386
Airfare
$1,312
Car Rental
$1,307
Per Diem
$3,175
Meals
$0
Other
$744

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)
$19,824
91 WOs with expenses
Billed to Client
$13,275
67% recovery rate
Margin Gap (Unbilled)
$6,549
Cost absorbed internally
Avg Expense / WO
$218
Avg billed: $146
Internal Cost
$19,824
Billed
$13,275

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
Lodging 40 37 $9,386 $4,316 $5,069 46%
Labor - Travel (Hours) 194 184 $3,901 $3,776 $125 96.8%
Per Diem 72 54 $3,175 $910 $2,265 28.7%
Airfare 4 2 $1,312 $1,837 $525 ✓ 140%
Car Rental 3 2 $1,307 $1,829 $523 ✓ 140%
Other Expenses 55 38 $744 $607 $137 81.6%
Meals 1 1 $0 $0 $0 ✓ 0%

Expenses by Vertical

Vertical WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
Project 202 $19,824 $13,275 $6,549 67%

Expenses by Order Type

Order Type WOs Internal Cost Billed Gap Recovery
Repair 5 $10,769 $13,275 $2,507 123.3%
Upgrade 197 $9,056 $0 $9,056 0%

Monthly Expense Trend — Internal Cost vs Billed