Q4 2026 edition · Published 1 October 2026
How close is your supply? Distance and speed from factory to US job site.
A quarterly comparison for developers, contractors and building product resellers: order to site lead time, distance to market and how many times your goods are handled, for cabinets, shower doors and mirrors.
The short answer for Q4 2026: goods from Asia take 70 to 105 days from order to site and cross an ocean with several port transfers. Goods from northern Mexico arrive in about a month, by truck, loaded once at the factory and unloaded once at the site. Monterrey sits about 230 kilometres from the Laredo crossing, and most of Texas is one day beyond it.
Order to site, in days
Cabo Group figures for its own supply, to be replaced with dated shipment records from next quarter.
Distance, handling and exposure
| Origin and route | Order to site | Mode | Handling |
|---|---|---|---|
| China or Vietnam, ocean to a US port, then truck or rail | 70 to 105 days | Ocean, then inland | Several transfers: factory, port, vessel, US port, warehouse, delivery |
| Yucatán, short sea crossing from Progreso, then truck | About 37 days | Gulf crossing, then 7 to 10 days by truck | Container loaded at the factory, short sea leg |
| Monterrey, truck through Laredo | About a month | Road only | Loaded once at the factory, unloaded once at the site |
Days by truck beyond Laredo
| From Laredo by truck | Dallas | Houston | San Antonio | Phoenix | Atlanta | Orlando | Chicago | New York |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Planning estimates for a direct truckload.
By product
Cabinets and vanitiesLong lead items that set the finish schedule.
Shower doorsTempered glass does not dent. It breaks.
MirrorsLow value, fragile, and the trip decides the margin.
Coming next quarter. Lead times from dated shipment records, freight cost per container and per truckload, and transit damage rates. Published by Cabo Group, which supplies cabinets, shower doors and mirrors from Mexico. Read the disclosure.