Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
118
Total Travel Cost
$4,562
6,808 miles
Avoidable Cost
$1,462
2,182 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$3,100
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
18.5 mi
$12.39 per WO
Median Excess
0.0 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
9.3%
11 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 12 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$9,916
Labor - Travel
$8,021
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$846
Airfare
$0
Car Rental
$0
Per Diem
$425
Meals
$0
Other
$624

🎯 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 7 $1,074
80%
229.1 mi 7 $743 3
2 FCO 3 $268
20%
133.2 mi 3 $7,793 1
3 Bed Services 107 $0
0%
0.0 mi 0 $566 1

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 IA 118 $1,462
18.5 mi

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 WEST DES MOINES, IA 5 $590
176.1 mi
2 Ottumwa IA 107 $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 Laura Hill 5 $354
105.7 mi 3 2
2 Charles Ramen 101 $64
0.9 mi 1 $1,252 2

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 Thomas J Langenberg Jr 6 $710
195 mi 176.6 mi 6 1 $814
2 Mark Stelter 107 $0
38 mi 0.0 mi 0 1 $566