Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
794
Total Travel Cost
$115,513
172,408 miles
Avoidable Cost
$90,324
134,812 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$25,217
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
169.7 mi
$113.72 per WO
Median Excess
16.4 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
33%
262 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 318 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$88,795
Labor - Travel
$63,472
Mileage
$1,735
Lodging
$9,586
Airfare
$1,880
Car Rental
$1,091
Per Diem
$4,825
Meals
$0
Other
$6,205

🎯 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 205 $63,139
69.9%
459.7 mi 88 ✈ 1 $4,858 9
2 Lab/Power 108 $13,769
15.2%
190.3 mi 78 $941 7
3 Healthcare Provider 292 $7,714
8.5%
39.4 mi 57 ✈ 1 $60,840 9
4 EMS 71 $3,031
3.4%
63.7 mi 23 $6,534 6
5 Kiosk 97 $1,646
1.8%
25.3 mi 5 $2,298 7
6 Installation 5 $492
0.5%
147.0 mi 5 $8,412 2
7 Bed Services 6 $375
0.4%
93.2 mi 3 $791 2
8 Animal Health 6 $153
0.2%
38.2 mi 3 $2,236 3
9 Training/Other 4 $6
0%
2.3 mi 0 ✈ 1 $1,884 3

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TX 794 $90,324
169.8 mi ✈ 3

By City

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

# City State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 DALLAS TX 22 $15,556
1,055.4 mi
2 AUSTIN TX 18 $14,589
1,209.7 mi
3 LUBBOCK TX 17 $11,453
1,005.6 mi
4 Houston TX 61 $7,414
181.4 mi
5 HOUSTON TX 70 $7,318
156.0 mi ✈ 1
6 ROUND ROCK TX 5 $4,516
1,348.0 mi
7 FORT WORTH TX 7 $3,059
652.2 mi
8 El Paso TX 8 $2,104
392.7 mi ✈ 1
9 IRVING TX 3 $2,041
1,015.5 mi
10 PLANO TX 3 $1,866
928.4 mi
11 Irving TX 16 $1,478
137.9 mi
12 Dallas TX 52 $1,321
37.9 mi
13 Austin TX 30 $1,258
62.6 mi
14 Burnet TX 3 $1,141
567.5 mi
15 San Antonio TX 43 $1,055
36.6 mi
16 Laredo TX 10 $1,000
149.2 mi
17 SAN ANTONIO TX 49 $960
29.2 mi
18 Waco TX 7 $756
161.3 mi
19 Plano TX 10 $615
91.8 mi
20 FORT SAM HOUSTON TX 5 $451
134.5 mi
21 Corpus Christi TX 9 $426
70.7 mi
22 Garland TX 15 $413
41.0 mi
23 Temple TX 5 $380
113.4 mi
24 Wylie TX 5 $363
108.3 mi
25 Terrell TX 6 $356
88.7 mi ✈ 1

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 37 $13,706
552.9 mi 23 $163 6
2 Megan Klose 15 $13,643
1,357.5 mi 15 2
3 Kaitlyn Kelch 466 $10,772
34.5 mi 84 ✈ 2 $72,997 10
4 Chris Bakkemo 12 $6,910
859.5 mi 12 1
5 Leona Coonrod 87 $4,564
78.3 mi 62 $996 3
6 Fady Messak 5 $4,442
1,326.1 mi 5 1
7 Cristina Everetts 22 $562
38.2 mi 1 ✈ 1 $1,522 2
8 Erin Martin 28 $540
28.8 mi 1 $328 2
9 Brandi Rodriguez 6 $0
0.0 mi 0 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 Philmon Mehari 22 $20,026
1,495 mi 1,358.6 mi 22 1
2 Eric Mancerella 22 $14,843
1,235 mi 1,007.0 mi 22 1
3 Davon Cox 16 $14,324
1,370 mi 1,336.2 mi 16 1
4 Derick Velazquez 13 $7,310
854 mi 839.3 mi 13 ✈ 1 1 $1,522
5 Chris Bakkemo 12 $6,910
867 mi 859.5 mi 12 1
6 Fady Khouzam 5 $4,442
1,377 mi 1,326.1 mi 5 1
7 Chane Lacy 118 $3,675
86 mi 46.5 mi 30 1 $20,674
8 Maria Davis 46 $3,379
124 mi 109.7 mi 45 1 $680
9 Arturo Diaz 58 $3,014
116 mi 77.6 mi 12 ✈ 1 1 $9,154
10 Anthony Wirth 68 $1,618
65 mi 35.5 mi 25 1 $10,907
11 Marvin Rivas 107 $1,424
89 mi 19.9 mi 4 1 $3,336
12 Jose Gutierrez 42 $1,325
55 mi 47.1 mi 19 1 $261
13 Curtis Sprague 36 $1,239
126 mi 51.4 mi 12 1 $6,628
14 Christopher Womack 104 $740
43 mi 10.6 mi 2 ✈ 1 1 $12,770
15 Zachary Stieben 94 $665
43 mi 10.6 mi 4 1 $10,897
16 Darrell Hendrix 13 $545
191 mi 62.6 mi 5 1 $825