Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
108
Total Travel Cost
$15,031
22,434 miles
Avoidable Cost
$13,768
20,550 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$1,263
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
190.3 mi
$127.48 per WO
Median Excess
98.4 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
72.2%
78 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 16 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$941
Labor - Travel
$0
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$415
Airfare
$0
Car Rental
$0
Per Diem
$500
Meals
$0
Other
$26

🎯 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 Lab/Power 108 $13,769
100%
190.3 mi 78 $941 7

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 TX 108 $13,769
190.3 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 Houston TX 14 $7,038
750.3 mi
2 Burnet TX 3 $1,141
567.5 mi
3 Dallas TX 15 $1,074
106.8 mi
4 Waco TX 7 $756
161.3 mi
5 Irving TX 9 $620
102.9 mi
6 Austin TX 11 $505
68.5 mi
7 Garland TX 6 $387
96.2 mi
8 San Antonio TX 12 $142
17.6 mi
9 SAN ANTONIO TX 11 $96
13.1 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 Chris Bakkemo 12 $6,910
859.5 mi 12 1
2 Leona Coonrod 86 $4,564
79.2 mi 62 $941 2
3 Kaitlyn Kelch 7 $141
30.0 mi 2 4

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 Chris Bakkemo 12 $6,910
867 mi 859.5 mi 12 1
2 Maria Davis 46 $3,379
124 mi 109.7 mi 45 1 $680
3 Jose Gutierrez 42 $1,325
55 mi 47.1 mi 19 1 $261