Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
44
Total Travel Cost
$4,961
7,404 miles
Avoidable Cost
$1,640
2,447 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$3,321
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
55.6 mi
$37.26 per WO
Median Excess
33.2 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
36.4%
16 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 7 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$708
Labor - Travel
$0
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$463
Airfare
$0
Car Rental
$0
Per Diem
$225
Meals
$0
Other
$20

🎯 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 FCO 32 $1,536
93.7%
71.6 mi 16 $708 3
2 Healthcare Provider 7 $74
4.5%
15.8 mi 0 2
3 Kiosk 5 $29
1.8%
8.8 mi 0 2

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TN 44 $1,639
55.6 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 MURFREESBORO TN 5 $308
91.9 mi
2 NASHVILLE TN 7 $293
62.6 mi
3 CHATTANOOGA TN 4 $218
81.4 mi
4 Nashville TN 4 $64
23.8 mi
5 KNOXVILLE TN 6 $17
4.3 mi
6 Murfreesboro TN 5 $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 Melissa Owens 11 $74
10.0 mi 0 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 Ryan Lewis 25 $1,063
202 mi 63.5 mi 15 1 $708
2 Bruce Ballard 6 $108
175 mi 26.8 mi 0 1
3 Michael Swingle 10 $68
39 mi 10.2 mi 0 1