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ChatGPT's shortlist: industrial equipment distributors, market by market

Industrial equipment distributors sell, rent and service the machinery and parts manufacturers run on: machine tools, forklifts and other material-handling equipment, pumps and compressors, and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) supplies.

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3 Oct 2026latest snapshot

Across markets

Named in the most markets

  1. Graingertop 20 in 23 of 23 · #1 in 12
  2. Applied Industrial Technologiestop 20 in 19 of 23 · #1 in 2
  3. Motion Industriestop 20 in 17 of 23 · #1 in 1
  4. Alta Material Handlingtop 20 in 6 of 23
  5. Fastenaltop 20 in 6 of 23
  6. McMaster-Carrtop 20 in 6 of 23
  7. Cummins-Wagnertop 20 in 5 of 23 · #1 in 1
  8. Eastern Lift Truck Co.top 20 in 5 of 23
  9. MSC Industrial Supplytop 20 in 5 of 23
  10. Excellenttop 20 in 4 of 23 · #1 in 2

Nationwide

Snapshot 25 Sep 2026 · 24 answers · 37 named

United States

  1. Motion Industries83%
  2. Applied Industrial Technologies83%
  3. Grainger79%

Leaders: Motion Industries, Grainger

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By state

Snapshot 3 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 91 named

California

  1. Excellent83%
  2. Grainger67%
  3. Motion Industries54%

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Snapshot 3 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 90 named

Connecticut

  1. Grainger75%
  2. Collins Pipe & Supply67%
  3. REM Industrial54%

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Snapshot 25 Sep 2026 · 24 answers · 93 named

Florida

  1. Grainger63%
  2. Hydraulic Supply Co.42%
  3. Air Centers of Florida38%

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Snapshot 3 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 88 named

Illinois

  1. Norman Equipment67%
  2. Apex Industrial Automation63%
  3. Grainger50%

Leader: Grainger

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Snapshot 3 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 77 named

Indiana

  1. Grainger67%
  2. Tynan Equipment46%
  3. Materials Handling Equipment46%

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Snapshot 25 Sep 2026 · 24 answers · 74 named

Maryland

  1. Cummins-Wagner75%
  2. Grainger63%
  3. Norman Machine Tool63%

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Snapshot 3 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 89 named

Massachusetts

  1. Grainger67%
  2. Eastern Industrial Automation46%
  3. Ritchie & Sons38%

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Snapshot 25 Sep 2026 · 24 answers · 97 named

Michigan

  1. Grainger58%
  2. Nemic Industrial Supply46%
  3. Exotic Automation & Supply42%

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Snapshot 25 Sep 2026 · 24 answers · 75 named

Minnesota

  1. Mars Supply67%
  2. Grainger67%
  3. Productivity Inc54%

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Snapshot 25 Sep 2026 · 24 answers · 94 named

New Jersey

  1. Grainger71%
  2. Eastern Lift Truck Co.58%
  3. A&M Industrial58%

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Snapshot 3 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 82 named

New York

  1. Grainger71%
  2. Applied Industrial Technologies54%
  3. Syracuse Supply46%

Leader: Applied Industrial Technologies

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Snapshot 3 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 93 named

Ohio

  1. Excellent63%
  2. Grainger58%
  3. Applied Industrial Technologies50%

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Snapshot 3 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 106 named

Pennsylvania

  1. Grainger67%
  2. PennAir46%
  3. Eastern Lift Truck Co.42%

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Snapshot 25 Sep 2026 · 24 answers · 55 named

Rhode Island

  1. Grainger75%
  2. BSC Industries75%
  3. Cranston Windustrial75%

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Snapshot 25 Sep 2026 · 24 answers · 88 named

Texas

  1. Grainger63%
  2. Motion Industries33%
  3. Lonestar Forklift33%

Leader: Grainger

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Snapshot 3 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 77 named

Virginia

  1. Applied Industrial Technologies75%
  2. Grainger71%
  3. Excellent58%

Leader: Applied Industrial Technologies

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Snapshot 25 Sep 2026 · 24 answers · 55 named

Washington, DC

  1. Grainger88%
  2. Applied Industrial Technologies75%
  3. Cummins-Wagner63%

Leader: Applied Industrial Technologies

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Snapshot 3 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 77 named

Wisconsin

  1. Wolter63%
  2. Applied Industrial Technologies58%
  3. Fairchild Equipment58%

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By city

Snapshot 3 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 65 named

Chicago

  1. Norman Equipment67%
  2. Flow Products67%
  3. Grainger63%

Leader: Grainger

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Snapshot 25 Sep 2026 · 24 answers · 86 named

Cleveland

  1. Applied Industrial Technologies83%
  2. Grainger71%
  3. Towlift63%

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Snapshot 25 Sep 2026 · 24 answers · 81 named

Philadelphia

  1. Grainger71%
  2. Airline Hydraulics67%
  3. Northeast Precision Machinery58%

Leader: Grainger

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Snapshot 25 Sep 2026 · 24 answers · 82 named

Pittsburgh

  1. RL Miller79%
  2. Grainger67%
  3. Langer Material Handling67%

Leader: Applied Industrial Technologies

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