M-I DRILLING FLUIDS LLC

USDOT 312736 · Doing business as M-I SWACO

ActiveEstablished authority

Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (37 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT312736
MC NumberMC-271174
Fleet37 power units
Drivers25
Phone12812858500
LocationHouston, TX

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileTravelers Property Casualty Company of America
  • Out-of-service rate12.5% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Authority ageGranted 29 years ago

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number312736
MC NumberMC-271174
Legal NameM-I DRILLING FLUIDS LLC
DBA NameM-I SWACO
Entity TypePARTNERSHIP
Phone12812858500
Address5950 N COURSE DRIVE, Houston, TX, 77072

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20040112)
Hazmat Flagtrue

Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerTravelers Property Casualty Company of America
Coverage on File$750,000
Insurance on File Since2018-07-01
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Travelers Property Casualty Company of America$750,000BMC-91X2018-07-01

Timeline

Authority history

Authority First Granted1997-05-30 Established authority
Authority Events on Record1
  • 1997-05-30 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
78 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
81 / 100
Driver Fitness
0 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
66 / 100

Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.

Safety events

Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)

Inspections16
Out-of-Service Rate12.5% vs 19.1% national average

Most frequent violation categories: 28 (2), 31 (2), 39 (2).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)37
Drivers25
Recent Annual Mileage404,424
Last MCS-150 Filing19-JUN-25

M-I DRILLING FLUIDS LLC operates 37 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in TX.

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