A place for everything and everything else

0 Comments | USA TODAY, February, 2008 | by Chris Woodyard

DETROIT -- For pickup owners who already can't remember where they stashed the spare house key in their cab, the next generation of trucks is only going to make life harder.

Automakers are cramming more storage crevices, nooks, bins, pockets and hidden boxes into pickup cabs and beds.

Engineers who crafted the 2009 Dodge Ram say they've put 42 cubbyholes of various sizes in the cab -- about 50% more than the current model. Ford counts 30 storage spots in its 2009 Ford F-150.

Ram and F-150, both due in showrooms later this year, have dual glove compartments, as well as multiple crannies in the dashboard and floor console.

Some voids won't hold much more than lip balm or a cellphone. Others, a six-pack -- in ice.

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