ST. LOUIS - In the eyes of Jim Truesdell, there is an eager sense of anticipation as wholesalers and distributors move deeper into what many industry insiders are terming a second industrial revolution.
The explosion in e-commerce technology promises to forever change the way most wholesalers-distributors do business. But there is fear and uncertainty, too, agreed Truesdell, who is president of Brauer Supply Co., a distributor of air conditioning, insulation, air filtration, and specialty fasteners with headquarters in St. Louis. Truesdell is part of a family management team including Chairman William H. Brauer and Vice Presidents William D. Brauer and Robert G. Brauer.