Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 556089 · MC-330079
QUALITY DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEERING INC
11 power unitsFORT LUPTON, CO
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-330079 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
11Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Review before loading
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Watch · 2
Operating authority3232 yr active
since 1994Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
32 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is QUALITY DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEERING INC safe to work with?
Is QUALITY DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEERING INC safe to load? QUALITY DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEERING INC (USDOT 556089, MC-330079) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in FORT LUPTON, CO, operating 11 power units and 8 drivers. Operating authority has been active 32 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (80/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
QDQUALITY DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEERING INC 80
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Bitco National · 97–03
19972003
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 11
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
FORT LUPTON, CO
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@prodigy.net — 577 carriers: USDOT 70777USDOT 71072USDOT 71797USDOT 172180USDOT 186580USDOT 211772USDOT 245644USDOT 247088
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 13027 CR 18, FORT LUPTON, CO, 80621
- Mailing address
- 7754 UTE HWY, LONGMONT, CO, 80503
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (303) 857-4171
- Cell
- (970) 381-3788
- Fax
- (303) 857-3938
- qdf@prodigy.net
- Web domain
- prodigy.net
Registration
- Officers
- Fred Rothauge · Marcia Rothauge
- USDOT / docket
- 556089 · MC-330079
- First registered
- 04/01/1994
- Last MCS-150
- 09/01/2004 · 113,000 mi (2001)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is QUALITY DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEERING INC's USDOT number?
QUALITY DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEERING INC's USDOT number is 556089, and its motor carrier number is MC-330079.
Is QUALITY DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEERING INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, QUALITY DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEERING INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is QUALITY DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEERING INC's fleet?
QUALITY DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEERING INC operates 11 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is QUALITY DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEERING INC based?
QUALITY DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEERING INC is based in FORT LUPTON, CO.