Applied Industrial is a large conglomerate of small independant locations who have very little visibility or control over inventory management and its logistics. Ive had the displeasure of communicating with a few of them and while they werent rude or difficult, its become obvious that placing orders through Applied is a risky venture. The urgency of reasonably early placed next-day-air orders is ignored, communication is a constant run-around, and each dealer verbally conveys helplessness towards a system that hasnt been properly installed. If its local, youre in luck. If its not, dont hold your breath on getting your part in a timely fashion.