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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.10

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, is made this 15th day of August, 2000,
By and between LandStar, a Nevada corporation, with its corporate office located
in Victoria, BC, Canada ("Employer"), and Michael Elles, an individual of 7704
Aubrey Lane, N. Richland Hills, Texas 76180 ("Employee").

RECITALS
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1.       Employer desires to enlist the services of Employee as its Director of
         Market Development and Employee desires to render such services.
2.       Employee has executed this Agreement of his own free will and
         judgement, free of undue influence, coercion or duress.

AGREEMENT
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1.       EMPLOYMENT: Employer hereby employs Employee and Employee hereby
         accepts employment with Employer upon the terms and conditions
         contained herein.

2.       TERMS: The terms of this Agreement shall commence on August 15, 2000
         and shall continue for five (5) years unless sooner terminated in
         accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 10 below.

3.       FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT: Employee agrees to devote his full time and
         effort to the performance of his duties under this Agreement and agrees
         that he shall not engage in any other gainful occupation during the
         term of his employment hereunder without the prior written consent of
         the Employer.

4.       POSITION AND DUTIES: Employee shall have such position and duties as
         are customary to the position of Director of Market Development, or
         such other similar services as shall be assigned to him from time to
         time by Employer. As the Director of Market Development, Employee shall
         have numerous responsibilities, including but not limited to: the
         development and implementation of corporate strategies involving
         product and market development; direct supervision of personnel
         involved in the sale of company products; coordinate corporate
         activities during the acquisition and development phase of business
         operations; preparation and monitoring of product and market
         development budgets.

5.       COMPENSATION: Employee shall be paid annual compensation of at least
         Ninety-Six Thousand ($96,000.00) Dollars, or such greater amount as may
         be established by Employer, and said compensation shall be payable in
         appropriate installments, less required withholding, according to the
         regular payroll practice for salaried personnel of Employer. Employee
         shall also receive 100,000 shares of common stock in the corporation,
         which will be restricted pursuant to Rule 144.

6.       BENEFITS: Employee shall receive and shall be subject to such fringe
         benefits or fringe benefit programs as are from time to time
         established by the Employer for, and uniformly applied to its Senior
         Management. Such fringe benefits shall include the following:

         (a)      paid sick leave;

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         (b) a benefits insurance package including hospital/medical, term
         life, short and long term disability, and accidental death
         coverage. The Employee recognizes that these coverage's may be
         on a "co-pay" basis;

         (c) paid holidays;

         (d) twenty (20) days paid vacation annually, taken at the
         discretion of the Employee;

         (e) payment for appropriate professional memberships,
         subscriptions, meetings and conferences as approved by
         Employer; and as needed in order to perform in a proficient
         manner;

         (f) participation in any Senior Management Stock Option plan
         approved by the Board of Directors;

         (g) reimbursement of all reasonable expenses associated with the
         Employer's decision to relocate the Employee to another
         location;

7.       BUSINESS EXPENSES: The Employer shall provide a business expense
         account allowance for reasonable, ordinary and necessary expenses
         incurred by Employee in the performance of his duties on behalf of
         Employer, subject to Employee in the performance of his duties on
         behalf of Employer, subject to Employee's prompt submission of proper
         documentation for tax and accounting purposes and subject to the
         approval by the Employer.

8.       REPORTING: The Employee shall report to the Management Team, in his
         capacity as an executive with the corporation, for purposes of
         rendering his services under this Agreement.

9.       CONFIDENTIALITY: Employee understands that, in performing duties
         hereunder, Employee will, from time to time, have access to
         information, which Employer considers to be confidential. In
         recognition of this fact, Employee agrees not to use such information
         or to disclose it to any third party during the term hereof or
         following termination. All information shall be left with or returned
         to Employer in the event of termination.

10.      TERMINATION: This Agreement may be terminated under the following
         circumstances, in the following manner, and subject to the following
         terms and provision:

(a)  This Agreement may be terminated by the Employer upon written notice to the
     Employee in the event of his conviction of any criminal offense (other than
     a traffic misdemeanor), or in the event of the Employee's failure to
     perform his duties as set forth herein other than the inability to perform
     his duties and responsibilities hereunder due to illness, injury or
     disability.

(b)  This Agreement may be terminated by the Employer upon written notice to the
     Employee in the event the Employee becomes and remains disabled (defined as
     meaning his inability to substantially perform his duties) for a continuous
     period of one hundred eighty (180) calendar days;

(c)  This Agreement may be terminated at any time upon the mutual agreement
     of the Employee and the Employer;

(d)  This  Agreement may be  terminated  by the Employee upon sixty (60)
     calendar days prior written  notice to the Employer;
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(e)  This Agreement shall terminate upon the death or retirement of the
     Employee.

11.      TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT CAUSE: Employer may terminate the
         services of Employee hereunder without cause, and if Employer should
         terminate the services of Employee without cause, except as provided
         under Paragraph 10 (a), this Agreement shall terminate and the
         Company's sole obligation shall be to compensate Employee as follows:

(a)  Employer shall (I) continue to pay Employee his base salary, consistent
     with the Employer's payroll practices for salaried employees, for the
     remainder of the term of this Agreement, or for a one (1) year period,
     which ever is lesser, (the "Severance Period"), (II) pay pro-rata
     incentive or bonus payments to which Employee would have otherwise been
     entitled pursuant to paragraph five (5) above and/or under the plans in
     which Employee was a participant, and (III) continue to provide, under
     the same terms and conditions, during the Severance Period all group
     health and life insurance in effect at the date of termination,
     provided that such coverage and benefits are not actually received by
     Employee from other sources during the Severance Period, all of which
     shall be reported by Employee to Employer.

(b)  Employer will pay reasonable costs of outplacement services to be
     provided by a qualified consultant selected by Employer. Any payments
     made for such outplacement services shall not exceed an amount equal to
     three (3) months of Employee's salary at the time of termination.

12.      TERMINATION UPON SALE OF BUSINESS: Anything to the contrary not
         withstanding, upon the occurrence of any of the following events, this
         contract shall be considered terminated and the provision of paragraph
         eleven (11) above shall apply:

(a)  The Employer sells substantially all of its assets to a single
     purchaser or to a group of associated purchasers; "substantially all of
     its assets" being defined as more than eighty (80%) percent of its
     assets as determined by the corporate accountant;

(b)  At least two-thirds (2/3) of the outstanding capital shares of the
     Employer are sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of, in one
     transaction.

(c)  The Employer elects to terminate its business or liquidate its assets;
     or

(d)  There is a merger or consolidation of the Employer in a transaction in
     which the Employer's shareholders receive less than fifty percent (50%)
     of the outstanding voting shares of the new or continuing corporation.

13.      SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of,
         and be binding upon, the Employer, its successors and assigns,
         including, without limitation, any corporation which may acquire all or
         substantially all of the company's assets and business or into which
         the company may be consolidated or merged, and the Employee, his heirs,
         executors, administrators and legal representatives.

14.      NOTICES: All notices permitted or required hereunder shall be in
         writing and either by mail or personal delivery. If by mail, notice
         shall be deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid,
         registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and addressed to
         the party to whom notice is directed. If by personal delivery, notice
         shall be personally delivered to the party to whom notice is directed.

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         Notice shall be deemed effective on the date postmarked, if by mail, or
         on the date of delivery, if personally delivered.

15.      SEVERABILITY: The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of
         this Agreement shall not affect the Enforceability of validity of
         remaining provisions and this Agreement shall be construed in all
         respects as if any invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted.

16.      WAIVER: No term, condition, covenant or provision contained in this
         Agreement may be waived except in a writing signed by the waiving
         party. No oral statements, course of conduct or course of dealing shall
         be deemed a waiver. No waiver by any party hereto of any violation or
         breach of this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to constitute a
         waiver of any other violation or breach, or as a continuing waiver of
         any violation or breach.

17.      APPLICABLE LAW: This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and
         governed by the laws of the state of Nevada. The parties consent to the
         jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts of Clark County, State of Nevada.

18.      CAPTIONS: The captions or headings to the various paragraphs contained
         in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall to no extent
         affect the meaning, scope or interpretation hereof.

19.      COUNTERPARTS: This Agreement may be executed in two or more
         counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of
         which shall constitute one instrument.

20.      BINDING EFFECT: This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
         benefit of the parties hereto as well as their respective heirs,
         devisees, executors, administrators, personal representatives,
         successors and assigns.

21.      MERGER AND MODIFICATION: This Agreement constitutes the entire
         agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
         and any prior discussions, negotiations and agreements between the
         parties are merged herein. No amendment or modification of this
         Agreement shall be enforceable except if in writing and signed by the
         party against whom enforcement is sought.

22.      WORDS IN GENDER OR NUMBER: Unless the context clearly indicated the
         contrary, the singular number, as used herein, shall include the
         plural, the singular and the use of any gender shall be applicable to
         all genders.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and
year first above written.

In the Presence of:                                  EMPLOYER

                                                     LANDSTAR
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                                                     By:/s/ D. Elroy Fimrite
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                                                     Its: President

/s/ Michael Elles
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Michael Elles, Employee