About TWOSU News
Journalism built from the road.
TWOSU News is an independent transportation newsroom covering trucking, highway safety, enforcement, government policy, freight and the issues affecting professional drivers.
Our history
From a trucking community to an independent newsroom.
TWOSU began in late 2019 with the launch of Truckers Wall of Shame Unchained on Facebook and YouTube.
The original platform was created around dashcam footage, roadway incidents, trucking commentary, safety discussions and the realities of life behind the wheel. It gave professional drivers and members of the public a place to document what they witnessed on America’s roads and discuss issues often overlooked outside the transportation industry.
As the platform developed, submitted videos and photographs began raising questions that could not be answered by simply reposting a clip. What happened before the recording began? What did authorities confirm? Were transportation regulations involved? What evidence supported the claims being made?
Answering those questions required reporting.
By 2022, TWOSU was publishing original reports about transportation incidents and developing events. As its audience and coverage expanded, the operation evolved into TWOSU News, a dedicated independent newsroom combining public records, eyewitness information, visual evidence, original reporting and firsthand transportation experience.
Truckers Wall of Shame Unchained remains the foundation of the organization’s history and public identity. TWOSU News is the newsroom that grew from it.
Inside the industry
Reporting shaped by firsthand experience.
TWOSU News was founded by Tim O’friel, a commercial truck driver and the publication’s Chief Editor.
O’friel continues to work within the trucking industry while leading the newsroom. His experience behind the wheel provides a direct understanding of commercial transportation, roadway conditions, freight operations, driver safety and regulatory enforcement.
Industry experience does not replace evidence. It helps the newsroom recognize the right questions to ask, understand the practical significance of a developing story and identify when an official explanation does not tell the entire story.
TWOSU News also works with editors, contributors, professional drivers, witnesses and members of the public who provide information from across the country.
Our coverage
The stories moving America.
TWOSU reports on the transportation system from the cab, the roadside, the courthouse and the agencies responsible for regulating it.
Trucking News
Drivers, carriers, equipment and the developments shaping commercial transportation.
Safety & Enforcement
Crashes, inspections, roadside enforcement, compliance and highway-safety reporting.
Investigations
Original reporting, documents, eyewitness evidence and deeper examinations of the industry.
Business & Freight
Carrier business, freight conditions, equipment and economic developments affecting trucking.
Politics & Policy
Federal and state transportation policy, regulations, court decisions and public agencies.
Dashcam & Video
Submitted and original footage examined with context, verification and attention to what it establishes.
Our approach
Evidence before assumptions.
A recording can document an event without explaining all of it.
Dashcam video, photographs and eyewitness accounts can provide important evidence, but they do not always reveal what happened before or after the recorded moment.
TWOSU News distinguishes what visual evidence shows from what someone claims it shows. Depending on the story, reporting may include public records, court documents, law-enforcement statements, government data, direct observation, interviews and additional visual evidence.
When facts remain uncertain, readers should be told what has been confirmed, what is preliminary and what remains unknown. Commentary and analysis may express strong conclusions, but they should remain recognizable and factually grounded.
Be the Press
Important stories often begin with a witness.
Drivers and members of the public can help bring important information into the public record.
TWOSU News accepts news tips, photographs, documents, dashcam footage and firsthand information. Submissions are reviewed independently, and submitting material does not guarantee publication.
Be the Press means paying attention, preserving evidence and giving the newsroom the information needed to examine a story responsibly.