Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
128
Total Travel Cost
$9,347
13,951 miles
Avoidable Cost
$4,399
6,565 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$4,948
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
51.3 mi
$34.36 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
12.5%
16 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 52 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$10,025
Labor - Travel
$4,225
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$913
Airfare
$1,024
Car Rental
$106
Per Diem
$525
Meals
$0
Other
$3,232

🎯 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 Lab/Power 4 $1,954
44.4%
729.1 mi 3 ✈ 1 $1,421 3
2 Bed Services 33 $1,005
22.8%
45.5 mi 0 $15 1
3 FCO 39 $634
14.4%
24.3 mi 2 $1,908 3
4 Healthcare Provider 14 $427
9.7%
45.5 mi 5 $3,593 5
5 Kiosk 17 $329
7.5%
28.9 mi 5 $1,772 5
6 EMS 21 $50
1.1%
3.5 mi 1 $1,318 1

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 AL 128 $4,399
51.3 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 Andalusia AL 33 $1,005
45.5 mi
2 Huntsville AL 5 $726
216.5 mi
3 TUSCALOOSA AL 4 $555
207.3 mi
4 BIRMINGHAM AL 20 $137
10.3 mi
5 Mobile AL 4 $123
45.7 mi
6 Auburn AL 3 $19
9.5 mi
7 Oxford AL 3 $19
9.4 mi
8 BESSEMER AL 5 $0
0.0 mi
9 Orange Beach AL 16 $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 Abby Jinerson 71 $1,535
32.3 mi 8 ✈ 1 $7,005 8

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 Kenneth Lancara 33 $1,005
114 mi 45.5 mi 0 1 $15
2 Cynthia G Deville 6 $269
139 mi 66.9 mi 4 1 $2,979
3 Samuel Biddie 36 $78
39 mi 3.2 mi 1 1 $1,908
4 Craig Walker 22 $50
54 mi 3.4 mi 1 1 $1,356
5 Michael Swingle 9 $31
65 mi 5.1 mi 0 1 $658
6 Torre Gifford 6 $7
91 mi 1.8 mi 0 1 $314