Will there be a coal shortage in the U. S. this winter? Said Solid Fuels Administrator Harold L. Ickes last week: “Coal production has been unable to keep pace with the expansion of war ...

“Rolling coal” is not new. It grew out of the modifications people would do on their vehicles for truck pulls. It’s just only recently entered the online culture wars.

Coal rollers don't seem to mind. "I'm not a scientist, but it couldn't be too horrible," Robbie, a 25-year-old coal roller and mechanic at a diesel garage in South Carolina, told Vocativ .

Some diesel truck owners are modifying their engines and disabling pollution controls so they can intentionally blast black smoke. It's called "rolling coal" and some state lawmakers want to stop it.

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Rolling coal, modifying diesel trucks to emit clouds of black smoke, is a subculture in America. Coal rollers use it as a way for conservatives to stick it to liberals and environmentalists.

Rollin’ Coal developed out of the modifications made to trucks during truck pulls. By burning more fuel, trucks gained a competitive edge and the plumes of black smoke were the by-product of this.