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MeasuredAI Visibility Index: Industrial Hose & Fittings in Texas
When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a industrial hose & fittings supplier in Texas, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.
- 228 companies tracked
- Last measured September 30, 2026
- Next measurement October 30, 2026
The headline numbers
Never named by AI
210 of 228
companies never appeared in a single buying question
They were asked the same 5 buying questions as everyone else in this cell and were not named once.
- 18 named at least once
- 210 never named
- Cell average
- 0.25of 15
Across all 228 tracked companies.
- Top ten average
- 6of 15
The ten most visible companies in the cell.
A company's score is how many of the 15 measured answers named it.
The top ten in Texas
These are the companies AI assistants named most often when Texas buyers went looking for a supplier in this category.
| Rank | Company | Location | AI visibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Rubber Supply Grand Prairie, Texas | Grand Prairie, Texas | 14 of 15 answers |
| 2 | Hose Tech USA Texas | Texas | 10 of 15 answers |
| 3 | National Hose & Accessory 27 employeesPasadena, Texas | Pasadena, Texas | 6 of 15 answers |
| 4 | Action Supply 8 employeesHouston, Texas 2 name variants
| Houston, Texas | 5 of 15 answers |
| 5 | Eagle Rubber & Supply Texas | Texas | 5 of 15 answers |
| 6 | Hose-Fast Hydraulics 8 employeesGarland, Texas 2 name variants
| Garland, Texas | 4 of 15 answers |
| 7 | River City Hose & Supply 15 employeesAustin, Texas 2 name variants
| Austin, Texas | 4 of 15 answers |
| 8 | Wilco Supply, LLC 28 employeesHouston, Texas 2 name variants
| Houston, Texas | 4 of 15 answers |
| 9 | Hydraulic Power Solutions Texas | Texas | 4 of 15 answers |
| 10 | Shipp Hose & Gasket Texas | Texas | 4 of 15 answers |
33 more companies were named at least once. Companies outside the top ten are counted in the averages but not named here.
Also named, based in another state
AI assistants named these companies too, but MacRAE'S lists them in a different state, not Texas. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.
| Company | State | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Brass & Hose – Fort Worth | Illinois | 3 of 15 |
| TIPCO Technologies – Houston Hose Center | Maryland | 2 of 15 |
| Specialties Company (Hoses Inc.) | Indiana | 1 of 15 |
| Texas Ag & Industrial Supply | California | 1 of 15 |
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The five questions we asked
Every company in this cell is measured on the same questions, written the way a buyer would type them. That is what makes the ranking a comparison rather than a collection of anecdotes.
- 1“Best suppliers of industrial hose and fittings in Texas”
- 2“Who supplies high-pressure hydraulic hose assemblies with fittings in Texas”
- 3“I need a Texas industrial hose and fittings partner for a bulk chemical transfer line upgrade, who should I talk to”
- 4“Top industrial hose and fittings suppliers in Texas for maintenance and reliability buyers”
- 5“Which Texas industrial hose and fittings specialists can handle custom assemblies for corrosive chemical service”
- 6“List 20 industrial hose and fittings companies in Texas with their specialties.”the roster question
Each question is asked more than once, which is why a company's score is out of 15 answers rather than out of the number of questions.
Where AI drew its answers from
These are the sources the answers in this cell leaned on most, ranked by how many of the named companies each one stands behind.
- pirtekusa.com4 companies
- specialtiescompany.us4 companies
- hosefast.com3 companies
- actionsupplyinc.com2 companies
- midwesthose.com2 companies
- hydraulicpowersolution.com2 companies
- rivercityhose.net2 companies
- wilcosupplyinc.com2 companies
- texasrubbersupply.com1 company
- nationalhose.com1 company
- 4starhose.com1 company
- houstonhose.com1 company
58 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 44 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.
Texas in context
Texas ranks 14th of 17 measured states in this category. Each bar is the share of that state's tracked companies that AI assistants named at least once; across every measured state in this category the share is 11%.
- Tennessee29%
- Minnesota18%
- Georgia17%
- Indiana17%
- Michigan15%
- Missouri15%
- Florida13%
- North Carolina13%
- Massachusetts13%
- Illinois11%
- New Jersey10%
- Pennsylvania10%
- Wisconsin9%
- Texas8%
- New York7%
- Ohio6%
- California5%
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