Thanks for the info on quad cab / long bed trucks being eliminated about 10 yrs ago, I thought they used to have such a thing. Must not have sold well enough.
Yeah I'm aware of trailers, I've been a general contractor for 27 yrs now. I have a 14' dump box trailer and a 12' enclosed trailer. Unfortunately, when on the road all day / every day, pulling around a trailer in case you might need to haul something unexpectedly, getting in and out of tight job sites with narrow roads & a dozen vehicles already parked everywhere possible, working around mud, trees, other obstacles... pulling a trailer does not work well. Leaving the tailgate open & strapping things down might be a solution for homeowners to haul occasional long things on nice days on paved roads, but not a preferred method of doing things, many building materials are destroyed if exposed to the elements found at the back of a pickup with it's tailgate down.
Just sayin', some of us would appreciate a quad cab / 8' box with Ram box, in case anyone from Ram is monitoring. A 2500 version would be fine, GM and Ford both offer an HD quad cab / 8' box, giving customers the utility of the long box with a smaller back seat for the many important things that find their way back there during a normal work day, without having to go to a scary long crew cab / 8' box truck that I hear is very difficult to maneuver in some necessary places (parking lots, for example). Love my new Ram so much that going back to a GM or even worse, moving to a Ford, is not very appealing!
I'm making a 6'4" box work, using my van and sometimes a trailer fills in the blanks when needed, but since we're talking about the various combinations out there & what would be ideal, I'm just casting one vote for an 8' box / quad cab Ram.
This thought probably belongs in an HD forum somewhere, probably not applicable or relatable to those using these as family cars.