On wing and cantilever style pallets, dekboards overhang or project beyond the outside edge of block or stringer.

The pallet overhang can apply to either width of the pallet (wing) or the legth (cantilever). Wings are mostly symetric on both sides of the pallet (double wing). The projection of a single side (single wing) is much rarer.



The projection of the top deck can be equal or different of that of the bottom deck. Overhang can exist on one or both decks.
A reduction in the span between stringers or blocks found in the wing pallet increases the load capacity of the pallet.

block pallet
block pallets projection

stringer pallet
stringer pallets projection