Travel & Margin Analysis

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

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WOs Analyzed
171
Total Travel Cost
$20,107
30,011 miles
Avoidable Cost
$14,592
21,779 excess miles
Optimal Cost
$5,515
If closest tech always used
Avg Excess / WO
127.4 mi
$85.33 per WO
Median Excess
98.2 mi
Outlier Rate (>50mi)
67.8%
116 WOs

Actual Travel Expenses

From 91 WOs with expense data
Total Expenses
$16,817
Labor - Travel
$4,030
Mileage
$0
Lodging
$7,763
Airfare
$0
Car Rental
$0
Per Diem
$3,350
Meals
$0
Other
$1,674

🎯 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 171 $14,592
100%
127.4 mi 116 $16,817 10

By State

States with the highest total avoidable travel cost.

# State WOs Avoidable Cost Impact Avg Excess Flew
1 VA 171 $14,592
127.4 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 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 46 $6,626
215.0 mi
2 RESTON VA 11 $1,922
260.7 mi
3 RICHMOND VA 29 $1,757
90.5 mi
4 HENRICO VA 7 $748
159.5 mi
5 HOPEWELL VA 4 $532
198.6 mi
6 MIDLOTHIAN VA 4 $464
173.2 mi
7 FALLS CHURCH VA 7 $324
69.1 mi
8 SALEM VA 6 $275
68.3 mi
9 Norfolk VA 3 $272
135.5 mi
10 Richmond VA 3 $44
21.6 mi
11 Fredericksburg VA 3 $5
2.5 mi
12 Abingdon VA 3 $0
0.0 mi
13 Arlington VA 6 $0
0.0 mi
14 CULPEPER VA 3 $0
0.0 mi
15 FREDERICKSBURG VA 3 $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 Rich Fosbury 7 $924
197.0 mi 6 $506 2
2 Cristina Everetts 9 $510
84.5 mi 4 $528 5

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 58 $9,746
305 mi 250.8 mi 58 1 $6,437
2 Jeffrey Coles 28 $1,485
123 mi 79.1 mi 21 1 $2,899
3 Allan Klus 48 $1,003
65 mi 31.2 mi 18 1 $2,740
4 Joe Hudson 8 $341
100 mi 63.7 mi 6 1 $487
5 Patricia Gordon 12 $82
135 mi 10.2 mi 2 1 $1,119
6 Solomon Young 6 $29
23 mi 7.1 mi 0 1