A material handling vehicle, comprising: a fork carriage including a first fork and a second fork laterally separated from the first fork; a first pallet detection assembly arranged adjacent to a laterally-outer edge of the first fork, wherein the first pallet detection assembly comprises: a first body defining a first cavity and including a first proximity sensor housed at least partially within the first cavity; a first actuation plate including a first tab coupled thereto and extending in a direction toward the first body; and a first actuator including a first cylinder coupled to the first body and a first plunger slidably received within the first cylinder and coupled to the first actuation plate, wherein the first actuator is configured to movably couple the first actuation plate to the first body so that the first actuation plate is configured to non-pivotally displace relative to the first body; and a second pallet detection assembly arranged adjacent to a laterally-outer of the second fork, wherein the second pallet detection assembly comprises: a second body defining a second cavity and including a second proximity sensor housed at least partially within the second cavity; a second actuation plate including a second tab coupled thereto and extending in a direction toward the second body; and a second actuator including a second cylinder coupled to the second body and a second plunger slidably received within the second cylinder and coupled to the second actuation plate, wherein the second actuator is configured to movably couple the second actuation plate to the second body so that the second actuation plate is configured to non-pivotally displace relative to the second body. a fork carriage including a first fork and a second fork laterally separated from the first fork; a first pallet detection assembly arranged adjacent to a laterally-outer edge of the first fork, wherein the first pallet detection assembly comprises: a first body defining a first cavity and including a first proximity sensor housed at least partially within the first cavity; a first actuation plate including a first tab coupled thereto and extending in a direction toward the first body; and a first actuator including a first cylinder coupled to the first body and a first plunger slidably received within the first cylinder and coupled to the first actuation plate, wherein the first actuator is configured to movably couple the first actuation plate to the first body so that the first actuation plate is configured to non-pivotally displace relative to the first body; and a first body defining a first cavity and including a first proximity sensor housed at least partially within the first cavity; a first actuation plate including a first tab coupled thereto and extending in a direction toward the first body; and a first actuator including a first cylinder coupled to the first body and a first plunger slidably received within the first cylinder and coupled to the first actuation plate, wherein the first actuator is configured to movably couple the first actuation plate to the first body so that the first actuation plate is configured to non-pivotally displace relative to the first body; and a second pallet detection assembly arranged adjacent to a laterally-outer of the second fork, wherein the second pallet detection assembly comprises: a second body defining a second cavity and including a second proximity sensor housed at least partially within the second cavity; a second actuation plate including a second tab coupled thereto and extending in a direction toward the second body; and a second actuator including a second cylinder coupled to the second body and a second plunger slidably received within the second cylinder and coupled to the second actuation plate, wherein the second actuator is configured to movably couple the second actuation plate to the second body so that the second actuation plate is configured to non-pivotally displace relative to the second body. a second body defining a second cavity and including a second proximity sensor housed at least partially within the second cavity; a second actuation plate including a second tab coupled thereto and extending in a direction toward the second body; and a second actuator including a second cylinder coupled to the second body and a second plunger slidably received within the second cylinder and coupled to the second actuation plate, wherein the second actuator is configured to movably couple the second actuation plate to the second body so that the second actuation plate is configured to non-pivotally displace relative to the second body.