Pallet Glossary
- Block Pallet
- A type of pallet with blocks between the pallet decks or beneath the top deck
- Bottom Deck
- Assembly of deckboards comprising the lower, load bearing surface of the pallet
- Captive Pallet
- A pallet intended for use within the confines of a single facility, system or ownership; not intended to be exchanged
- Double-Face Pallet
- A pallet with top and bottom decks
- Double-Wing Pallet
- A pallet with top and bottom deckboards extending beyond the edges of the stringers or stringerboards
- Exchange Pallet
- A pallet intended for use among a designated group of shippers and receivers where ownership of the pallet is transferred with the ownership of the unit load; common pool pallet
- Expendable Pallet
- A pallet intended for a series of handlings during a single trip from shipper to receiver; it is then disposed; see Shipping Pallet
- Flush Pallet
- A pallet with deckboards flush with the stringers, stringer-boards or blocks along the sides of the pallet
- Fork Entry
- Opening between decks, beneath the top deck or beneath the stringer notch to admit forks
- Four-Way Block Pallet
- A pallet with openings at both pallet ends and along pallet sides sufficient to admit hand-pallet jacks; full four-way entry pallet
- GMA Pallet
- Cutout in lower portion of the stringer to allow entry for the fork tine, usually 9" in length, 1 1/2" in depth
- Length
- Refers to the stringer or stringerboard (in block pallets) length; also refers to the first dimension given to describe a pallet i.e., 48" x 40", where 48" is the pallet stringer/stringerboard length
- Non-Reversible Pallet
- A pallet with bottom deckboard configuration different from top deck
- Notch Pallet
- Cutout in lower portion of the stringer to allow entry for the fork tine, usually 9" in length, 1 1/2" in depth
- Notched Stringer
- A stringer with two notches spaced for fork-tine entry, (partial four-way entry)
- Opening Height
- The vertical distance measured between decks, from the floor to the underside of the top deck, or from the floor to the top of the stringer notch
- Overall Height
- The vertical distance measured from the floor to the top side of the top deck
- Pallet Dimensions
- When specifying pallet size, the stringer or stringerboard (block pallet) length is always expressed first; for example, a 48" x 40" pallet has a 48" stringer or stringerboard and 40" deckboards
- Pallet Jack Opening
- Space provided in the bottom deck to allow pallet jack wheels to bear on the floor panel
- Deck Pallet
- Pallet constructed with composite or structural panel top deck
- Partial Four-Way Stringer Pallet
- A pallet with notched stringers
- Rental Pallet
- A pallet owned by a third party, different from the actual pallet user
- Returnable/Reusable Pallet
- A pallet designed to be used for more than one trip
- Reversible Pallet
- A pallet with identical top and bottom decks
- Shipping Pallet
- Pallet designed to be used for a single one-way trip from shipper to receiver; it is then disposed; see Expendable Pallet
- Single-Wing Pallet
- A pallet with the top deckboards extending beyond the edges of the stringers or stringer-boards with the bottom deckboards flush (if present)
- Skid Pallet
- A pallet having no bottom deck
- Slave Pallet
- Pallet, platform or single, thick panel used as a support base for a palletized load in rack-storage facilities or production systems
- Solid Deck Pallet
- A pallet constructed with no spacing between deckboards
- Stevedore Pallet
- A pallet designed for use on seaport shipping docks, normally of heavy-duty, double-wing construction
- Take-It-Or-Leave-It Pallet
- A pallet fitted with fixed cleats on the top deckboards to permit fork truck tines to pass beneath the unit load and remove it from the pallet
- Two-Way Entry Pallet
- A pallet with un-notched solid stringers allowing entry only from the ends
- Warehouse Pallet
- A double-face multiple trip returnable pallet intended for general warehouse use
- Wing Pallet
- Overhang of deckboard end from outside edge of stringer or stringer-board