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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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30 Oct 2026latest snapshot

Across markets

Named in the most markets

  1. Graingertop 20 in 23 of 23 · #1 in 15
  2. Applied Industrial Technologiestop 20 in 21 of 23 · #1 in 3
  3. Fastenaltop 20 in 9 of 23
  4. Cummins-Wagnertop 20 in 6 of 23 · #1 in 2
  5. MSC Industrial Supplytop 20 in 5 of 23
  6. OTC Industrial Technologiestop 20 in 5 of 23
  7. Woltertop 20 in 4 of 23 · #1 in 1
  8. Eastern Lift Truck Co.top 20 in 4 of 23
  9. F.W. Webbtop 20 in 4 of 23
  10. McMaster-Carrtop 20 in 4 of 23

Nationwide

Snapshot 16 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 17 named

United States

  1. Applied Industrial Technologies71%
  2. Grainger67%
  3. Fastenal63%

Leader: Grainger

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By state

Snapshot 23 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 33 named

California

  1. Grainger63%
  2. Applied Industrial Technologies50%
  3. Bay City Industrial Supply33%

Leaders: Grainger, Applied Industrial Technologies

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Snapshot 30 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 38 named

Connecticut

  1. Grainger63%
  2. DeLuca Industrial Supplies46%
  3. REM Industrial42%

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Snapshot 16 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 35 named

Florida

  1. Grainger63%
  2. Mid Florida Material Handling38%
  3. Barney's Pumps25%

Leader: Grainger

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Snapshot 23 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 36 named

Illinois

  1. Grainger46%
  2. Motion Industries29%
  3. Wolter25%

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Snapshot 23 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 37 named

Indiana

  1. Grainger58%
  2. Dewald Fluid Power46%
  3. A.R. Young38%

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Snapshot 23 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 28 named

Maryland

  1. Cummins-Wagner58%
  2. Grainger54%
  3. Norman Machine Tool54%

Leader: Grainger

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Snapshot 16 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 39 named

Massachusetts

  1. Grainger63%
  2. Eastern Industrial Automation42%
  3. Standard Source38%

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Snapshot 30 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 47 named

Michigan

  1. Grainger50%
  2. Alta Material Handling46%
  3. Nemic Industrial Supply42%

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Snapshot 23 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 34 named

Minnesota

  1. Mars Supply67%
  2. Grainger67%
  3. Baldwin Supply50%

Leaders: Mars Supply, Baldwin Supply

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Snapshot 23 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 30 named

New Jersey

  1. Grainger75%
  2. Maintainco29%
  3. Middlesex Industrial Sales25%

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Snapshot 16 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 39 named

New York

  1. Grainger63%
  2. Applied Industrial Technologies54%
  3. Syracuse Supply46%

Leaders: Grainger, Applied Industrial Technologies

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Snapshot 23 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 39 named

Ohio

  1. Grainger54%
  2. Applied Industrial Technologies42%
  3. OTC Industrial Technologies33%

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Snapshot 23 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 51 named

Pennsylvania

  1. Langer Material Handling58%
  2. Grainger46%
  3. Cummins-Wagner25%

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Snapshot 30 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 36 named

Rhode Island

  1. Grainger58%
  2. Genalco46%
  3. New England Lift Truck42%

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Snapshot 23 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 37 named

Texas

  1. Grainger67%
  2. DXP Enterprises25%
  3. ABET Distributing21%

Leader: Grainger

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Snapshot 23 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 28 named

Virginia

  1. Applied Industrial Technologies54%
  2. Grainger46%
  3. Cummins-Wagner42%

Leader: Applied Industrial Technologies

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Snapshot 30 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 22 named

Washington, DC

  1. Cummins-Wagner71%
  2. Applied Industrial Technologies67%
  3. Grainger63%

Leaders: Cummins-Wagner, Applied Industrial Technologies, Grainger

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Snapshot 23 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 39 named

Wisconsin

  1. Wolter58%
  2. Grainger58%
  3. Brabazon50%

Leaders: Wolter, Brabazon

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By city

Snapshot 23 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 25 named

Chicago

  1. Grainger58%
  2. Norman Equipment50%
  3. Flow Products42%

Leader: Grainger

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Snapshot 16 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 38 named

Cleveland

  1. Applied Industrial Technologies58%
  2. Grainger54%
  3. Towlift42%

Leaders: Applied Industrial Technologies, Grainger

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Snapshot 10 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 34 named

Philadelphia

  1. Grainger63%
  2. The Rowland Company42%
  3. Airline Hydraulics33%

Leader: Grainger

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Snapshot 23 Oct 2026 · 24 answers · 23 named

Pittsburgh

  1. Grainger63%
  2. Applied Industrial Technologies50%
  3. Langer Material Handling46%

Leader: Applied Industrial Technologies

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