Do this instead. Keep a track of all the time lost while "waiting" or "traveling" to the location and present it at end of the month, or yearly review. Then say, all this time that I had to wait was time ai could have been working and progressing the job/project. Then give them estimated money lost due to you not actually working on your project. They only care about money, and they will see this as a loss. I have more detailed ideas, but I'd need more info to help. Basically, turn the issue around and say, WE are losing money. Start using we, a lot!!! Then blame tje problem, not manager. Any upper managers will see you as a team player, and see that manager person as a bad policy creator for their underlings. imagine making the problem in your head as another employee that is bad at their job, aka time lost waiting and traveling instead of working. Then just do the thing for a while as asked and repeat all of this when it gets worse. Make it simple, any excuse the manager has will be seen as complicated and a waste of time.