Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
176
Total Travel Cost
$19,416
28,979 miles
Avoidable Cost
$11,042
16,480 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$8,374
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
93.6 mi
$62.74 per WO
Median Excess
29.9 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
35.2%
62 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 70 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$18,444
Labor - Travel
$12,940
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$2,040
Airfare
$542
Car Rental
$0
Per Diem
$950
Meals
$0
Other
$1,972

🎯 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 100 $9,972
91%
148.8 mi 54 $3,431 6
2 Healthcare Provider 49 $945
8.6%
28.8 mi 7 ✈ 1 $11,521 3
3 Kiosk 25 $38
0.3%
2.2 mi 0 $669 2

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TN 176 $11,042
93.6 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 Nashville TN 51 $7,981
233.6 mi
2 NASHVILLE TN 16 $382
35.6 mi
3 MURFREESBORO TN 5 $308
91.9 mi
4 POWELL TN 4 $303
113.1 mi
5 KNOXVILLE TN 20 $297
22.2 mi
6 CHATTANOOGA TN 11 $218
29.6 mi
7 Smyrna TN 3 $107
53.0 mi
8 Knoxville TN 4 $84
31.5 mi ✈ 1
9 Clarksville TN 3 $44
22.0 mi
10 Brentwood TN 8 $42
7.8 mi
11 Franklin TN 6 $6
1.4 mi
12 Tullahoma TN 3 $6
2.9 mi
13 Antioch TN 3 $0
0.0 mi
14 Murfreesboro TN 10 $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 Mandy Newman 17 $3,818
335.2 mi 17 $1,151 1
2 Melissa Owens 59 $1,032
26.1 mi 8 ✈ 1 $11,745 4
3 Brandi Rodriguez 13 $260
29.9 mi 0 $448 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 Paul Mccormish 17 $3,946
364 mi 346.4 mi 17 1 $576
2 Patricia Gordon 17 $3,818
353 mi 335.2 mi 17 1 $1,151
3 Ryan Lewis 25 $1,063
202 mi 63.5 mi 15 1 $708
4 Michael Swingle 53 $719
57 mi 20.2 mi 5 1 $6,349
5 Bruce Ballard 31 $476
147 mi 22.9 mi 0 1 $540
6 Samuel Biddie 9 $303
199 mi 50.3 mi 4 1 $455
7 James Duff 19 $188
46 mi 14.8 mi 1 ✈ 1 1 $4,808