Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
31
Total Travel Cost
$4,191
6,255 miles
Avoidable Cost
$3,020
4,508 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$1,171
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
145.4 mi
$97.43 per WO
Median Excess
44.7 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
45.2%
14 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 19 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$6,478
Labor - Travel
$1,953
Mileage
$1,133
Lodging
$1,542
Airfare
$506
Car Rental
$266
Per Diem
$625
Meals
$0
Other
$453

🎯 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 EMS 10 $2,275
75.3%
339.5 mi 10 ✈ 1 $2,011 3
2 Healthcare Provider 10 $626
20.7%
93.4 mi 4 $2,577 3
3 Lab/Power 5 $120
4%
35.8 mi 0 $260 1
4 Training/Other 4 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 ✈ 1 $1,631 1

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 AR 31 $3,020
145.4 mi ✈ 2

By City

Top cities by total avoidable cost. These are your biggest geographic hotspots.

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 Brinkley AR 5 $1,047
312.6 mi
2 Stuttgart AR 3 $703
349.8 mi ✈ 1
3 North Little Rock AR 7 $194
41.4 mi ✈ 1
4 Smackover AR 4 $120
44.7 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 19 $1,523
119.6 mi 7 ✈ 2 $5,602 5
2 Leona Coonrod 5 $120
35.8 mi 0 $260 1

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 Christopher Womack 7 $1,140
314 mi 243.1 mi 7 1 $1,199
2 Maria Davis 5 $120
112 mi 35.8 mi 0 1 $260
3 Christopher Carroll 12 $0
27 mi 0.0 mi 0 ✈ 1 1 $2,522