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                                                                   Exhibit 10.18

                                                                 EXECUTABLE COPY

                    SALARIED EMPLOYEE SECONDMENT AGREEMENT*

              This Secondment Agreement (the "Agreement") is made effective on
July 14, 2000 (the "Effective Date"), between Vastera Solutions Services
Corporation, a Delaware corporation with offices at 45025 Aviation Drive, Suite
200, Dulles, Virginia 20166 ("Vastera"), and Ford Motor Company, a Delaware
corporation, with offices at The American Road, Dearborn, Michigan 48121
("Ford"). Vastera and Ford referred to herein individually as a "Party" and
collectively as the "Parties".

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       A.     Vastera is engaged in the business of providing solutions for
global trade management to clients ("Business");

       B.     Pursuant to the terms of a Stock Transfer Agreement among Ford,
Vastera and Vastera, Inc. dated as of July 14, 2000, Vastera acquired
substantially all of the assets related to the operation of Ford's customs
operations;

       C.     Vastera plans to offer, or cause its Affiliates to offer, about
120 of the 135 employees who are engaged in providing custom services to Ford or
its Affiliates ("Ford Customs Employees") employment with Vastera or its
Affiliates over phased periods in order to assist Vastera in conducting the
Business. Ford Customs Employees who decline Vastera's offer of employment will
remain Ford Customs Employees but will be seconded to Vastera for a limited
term, and then be transitioned back to Ford.

       D.     This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions for seconding
the U.S. based Ford Customs Employees ("U.S. Ford Customs Employees").

              NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
promises herein made, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

       1.     TERM. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective
Date and shall terminate on December 31, 2002. ("Term"). During the Term, this
Agreement may be terminated only upon mutual agreement between the Parties or by
a material breach by either Party after reasonable notice and an opportunity to
cure the breach.

       2.     ASSIGNMENT OF U.S. FORD CUSTOMS EMPLOYEES.

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* Portions of this document have been omitted, with the precise position of
these omissions marked with an asterisk, pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment and such omitted portions have been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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       2.1    EMPLOYEE CENSUS. Attachment A attached hereto sets forth a list of
       the U.S. Ford Customs Employees to be seconded to Vastera as of the
       Effective Date, together with their base salary rate, any other targeted
       or mandatory cash compensation, including without limitation, bonus
       levels (based on 2000 target bonus range), job classification, FCG status
       (as defined below) and scheduled rotation date and social security number
       where applicable ("Seconded Employees"). The period during which Seconded
       Employees are seconded to Vastera is referred to as the "Assigned
       Period". During the Assigned Period, Ford shall make available to Vastera
       the services of the Seconded Employees, on a full-time or part-time
       basis.

       2.2    VASTERA EMPLOYMENT. Seconded Employees may resign employment with
       Ford according to Ford's policies. In the event of such resignation, Ford
       will cooperate with Vastera in searching for and identifying appropriate
       candidates for Vastera to hire to fill such positions. Vastera shall have
       the right to hire any Seconded Employee and Ford shall not interfere with
       Vastera's attempt to hire any Seconded Employee. If a Seconded Employee
       desires to accept Vastera's offer of employment, Ford shall terminate
       such employee on a date mutually agreed by the Parties. In such event,
       the Seconded Employee shall be removed from Attachment A on Vastera's
       hire date.

       2.3    REPATRIATION TO FORD. Except as provided below or in Section 4.2,
       prior to *, no Seconded Employee shall be repatriated to Ford. In the
       event that there is an advancement, promotional or other career
       development opportunity available for a Seconded Employee, and upon
       mutual agreement between the Parties, a Seconded Employee may be released
       from this Agreement and repatriated to Ford on a mutually agreeable date,
       and Attachment A shall be modified accordingly. Notwithstanding anything
       herein to the contrary, any Seconded Employee who is in the Ford College
       Graduate Program ("FCG") as of the Effective Date shall be repatriated to
       Ford on the scheduled rotation date and Attachment A shall be modified
       accordingly. Nothing herein contained shall preclude Vastera from making
       an offer of employment to a FCG. On or after *, if Ford wishes to remove
       a Seconded Employee from Attachment A for placement at Ford, Ford shall
       give Vastera prior written notice of its request for such removal
       whereupon Ford and Vastera shall meet in good faith to determine the
       timing of such removal after consideration of each Party's mutual needs,
       such as Vastera's ability to replace the Seconded Employee and the timing
       of Ford's placement opportunities. Once a date is mutually agreed, the
       Seconded Employee shall be removed from Attachment A on the date the
       Seconded Employee is repatriated to Ford.

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confidential treatment and such portion has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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       3.     LIAISONS. Each of Ford and Vastera shall appoint a liaison for
purposes of administering the terms of this Agreement. The names of the liaisons
shall be attached hereto as Attachment B. Either Party may change its liaison by
giving notice thereof to the other Party, and substituting a new Attachment B.
The Liaisons, by way of example but not limited to the following, will
coordinate benefit questions, leave requests, disciplinary issues, performance
concerns and personnel matters.

       4.     EMPLOYER MATTERS.

       4.1    EMPLOYER DEFINITION. Ford shall be the employer of the Seconded
       Employees for all purposes and Vastera shall not be considered the
       employer for any purpose. Ford will instruct Seconded Employees to
       conform to Vastera policies while at Vastera facilities regarding safety
       and health, personal and professional conduct (including the wearing of
       an identification badge or personal protective equipment and adhering to
       plan regulations and general safety practices or procedures) generally
       applicable to such facilities, which rules and regulations Vastera will
       provide upon request, and otherwise conduct themselves in a businesslike
       manner. Seconded Employees also shall be subject at all times to Ford's
       policies and procedures. During the Assigned Period, Ford shall retain
       responsibility for all payments and benefits due to the Seconded
       Employees in connection with their work relating to the Business and
       pro-rated for part-time seconded employment, including but not limited to

       (i)    the payment of Seconded Employees' base salary or other components
       of pay (less any applicable withholding or other taxes or any amounts
       deducted from such wages pursuant to normal payroll practices of Ford);

       (ii)   the provision of all other employee benefits generally provided by
       Ford to other non-represented Seconded Employees; (iii) payment of all
       federal, state, or local taxes withheld or otherwise required to be paid
       with respect thereto, and (iv) the liability for statutory benefits,
       including workers' compensation.

       4.2    EMPLOYER RIGHTS. Ford shall have the right to terminate any of the
       Seconded Employees. Ford shall have the right to change the salary and
       job classification of the Seconded Employees upon reasonable notice to
       Vastera. Although Ford shall remain responsible for performance
       management and personnel development, Vastera and its management shall
       have the right to assign to, and structure work for, Seconded Employees.
       In the event that Vastera has a concern regarding a Seconded Employee
       during the Assigned Period, including but not limited to a concern
       regarding a Seconded Employee's performance or conduct, *. If the
       identified concern is not cured to the satisfaction of Vastera *. Ford
       shall comply with this request as soon as is reasonably practical, but
       in no event more than thirty (30) days after receiving Vastera's notice
       of removal. This procedure shall be accelerated or modified because of an
       emergency situation or if the circumstances otherwise warrant. Ford shall
       request Vastera to provide

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       information or documents with respect to the Seconded Employees job
       performance and other matters, and Vastera shall cooperate with Ford in
       providing such information or documents.

       4.3    EMPLOYER REPRESENTATIONS. Ford represents and warrants that for
       the Assigned Period, (i) the Seconded Employees shall be paid by Ford on
       a salaried basis and be exempt from the wage and hour requirements of the
       Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") and any other similar or comparable
       statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation, whether federal, state or
       local, (ii) shall not be subject to any collective bargaining agreement,
       and (iii) shall be subject to Ford's annual Compensation Planning process
       as set forth in Ford's policies and procedures.

       4.4    ACKNOWLEDGMENT, NON-DISCLOSURE AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT.
       Seconded Employees shall be required to execute the Acknowledgment,
       Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement attached hereto as
       Attachment C. The Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement shall
       contain the same terms as are contained in the agreement that employees
       of Vastera are required to sign. In the event a U.S. Ford Customs
       Employee refuses to sign the Acknowledgment, Non-Disclosure and
       Confidentiality Agreement, the Parties shall discuss whether the U.S.
       Ford Customs Employee shall be seconded or continue to be seconded under
       the terms of this Agreement.

       5.     PAYROLL AND RELATED SERVICES. During the Assigned Period, Ford
shall provide payroll processing services for its Seconded Employees including,
but not limited to, the following: bi-weekly or monthly payroll, quarterly and
annual payroll tax deductions and filings, including deductions and payments for
income and Social Security tax requirements under local, state and federal laws;
personnel record maintenance, insurance withholdings; employee verification;
retirement plan processing and annual W-2 forms. Upon reasonable request or as
needed, Ford will provide assurances that all proper payments and reporting
requirements have been made.

       6.     EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.

       6.1    IDENTIFICATION OF PLANS. During the Assigned Period, Ford shall
       cover the Seconded Employees under the same employee benefit and fringe
       benefit plans and arrangements generally offered to other salaried
       employees of Ford at the same time, and the Seconded Employees shall
       continue to accrue benefits under such plans. Seconded Employees shall be
       ineligible to participate in any employee benefit plan or fringe benefit
       program sponsored by Vastera. Requests for leave, reasonable
       accommodation and other benefits provided by Ford policies or by federal,
       state or local law will be coordinated through the Ford Liaison. Ford
       reserves the right to modify, terminate or suspend any plan applicable to
       any of the Seconded Employees.

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       6.2    ADMINISTRATION OF PLANS. During the Assigned Period, Ford shall
       maintain, administer and manage all employee benefit and fringe benefit
       plans and arrangements offered to the Seconded Employees.

       7.     REIMBURSEMENT. Ford shall be reimbursed monthly for the direct
wage and benefit costs for the Seconded Employees. For purposes of this Section
7, reimbursements for "direct wage and benefit costs" shall include:

              (i)    The base monthly salary, and any other type of cash
                     compensation paid by Ford to the Seconded Employees for
                     work performed during the Assigned Period, such as
                     overtime, bonuses, moving allowance, and any other cash
                     compensation not included in the Standard Monthly Group
                     Fringe cost (defined below), provided, however, that
                     reimbursement for the base monthly salary of a Seconded
                     Employee shall be limited to no more * increase over the
                     previous year's base monthly salary;

              (ii)   A per-employee Standard Monthly Group Fringe cost equal to
                     * of each Seconded Employee's base monthly salary wage;

              (iii)  A per-employee Standard Monthly General Overhead Expense
                     equal to * of each Seconded Employee's base monthly salary
                     but only with respect to a Seconded Employee who continues
                     to occupy Ford's owned or leased facilities from the
                     Effective Date until March 31, 2001;

              (iv)   Expenses incurred by Ford with respect to each Seconded
                     Employee which is not included in (i) through (iii) above
                     that arise as a result of the Seconded Employee's work for
                     Vastera, such as reserves for any workers' compensation
                     claims arising out of a work accident while the Seconded
                     Employee was performing work for Vastera during the
                     Assigned Period;

              (v)    Reasonable and necessary travel and business related
                     expenses incurred by Ford in furtherance of Vastera
                     business and paid or reimbursed to a Seconded Employee by
                     Ford as authorized by Ford's standard travel and business
                     expense reimbursement policy; and

              (vi)   All assessments, premiums or other taxes incurred and paid
                     by Ford with respect to the Seconded Employees.

       8.     PAYMENT. Within fifteen (15) days after the end of each
calendar month during the Assigned Period, Ford shall render an invoice to
Vastera in such form and containing such detail as Vastera shall reasonably
require, for direct wage and benefit costs which Ford has incurred with
respect to the Seconded Employees and which were not previously invoiced.
This amount shall be payable to Ford by the fifteenth day of the following
month. Vastera shall have a right to audit the

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invoices and related records of Ford upon reasonable notice during normal
business hours, at a place mutually agreed by the Parties.

       9.     WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. Ford shall
continue to provide Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Compensation coverage
for all of the Seconded Employees at all times during the term of this
Agreement.

       10.    WORK ENVIRONMENT.

       10.1   COMPLIANCE WITH ALL HEALTH AND SAFETY LAWS. The Parties shall
       comply with all applicable, national, federal, state and local health and
       safety laws, regulations, ordinances, directives, and rules for Seconded
       Employees working on their respective premises.

       10.2   COMPLIANCE WITH EMPLOYMENT LAWS. The Parties shall comply with all
       applicable national, federal, state and local employment laws, including,
       but not limited to, wage and hour, overtime, discrimination laws, and/or
       local ordinances.

       11.    STAFFING OF VASTERA FOREIGN AFFILIATES. In the event Vastera or an
Affiliate forms another Affiliate for the purpose of conducting the Business in
a country other than the United States ("Vastera Foreign Affiliate"), if
requested by Vastera, Ford agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to
cause any of its Affiliates that do business in the same country or region
("Ford Foreign Affiliates"), or where appropriate under national law, will
recommend to the Ford Foreign Affiliate, to enter into a secondment arrangement
with the Vastera Foreign Affiliate with respect to certain employees of the Ford
Foreign Affiliate who refuse offers of Vastera employment, on terms and
conditions substantially similar to the terms expressed in this Secondment
Agreement, modified only to reflect variances in local law. For purposes of
Section 7, REIMBURSEMENT, the per-employee Standard Monthly Group fringe cost
shall be determined with reference to Ford's Standard Group Monthly Fringe cost
with respect to such country, where applicable, or a comparable statement of
labor costs and expressed as a percentage of base monthly salary. For purposes
of this Agreement, "Affiliate" means any individual, partnership, corporation,
limited liability company, trust, or other entity directly or indirectly,
through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by or, under common
control with a Party.

       12.    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT

       12.1   ASSIGNMENT. Seconded Employees are employees of Ford. As a result,
       all intellectual property rights in inventions, that are conceived or
       first reduced to practice, and in original works of authorship created by
       each of them, during the period of their employment with Ford and that
       relate to Ford's business, are the property of Ford under the terms of
       their employment agreements and by law. Under this Agreement, Ford agrees
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       property rights in any inventions conceived or first reduced to practice
       and in original works of authorship created by any of the Seconded
       Employees, during the period each is seconded and that relate to
       Vastera's business. Such assignment or rights shall not preempt,
       supersede or otherwise interfere with Ford practicing rights received
       under license from Vastera in accordance with other agreements between
       the Parties. Ford further agrees to execute all assignment and other
       transfer documents as may be necessary to cause the above assignment of
       intellectual property rights to be legally formalized. All such documents
       shall be prepared by Vastera at Vastera's expense, and provided to Ford
       with at least thirty (30) days notice.

       12.2   FORD'S IP WARRANTY. Ford warrants that it has the right to make
       the assignment to Vastera of intellectual property rights in the
       inventions and works of authorship created by Seconded Employees.

       12.3   WARRANTY DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

       (A)    EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF THE WARRANTY MADE ABOVE, FORD MAKES NO
       OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BY WAY OF
       EXAMPLE BUT NOT OF LIMITATION, FORD MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR
       WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. FORD
       SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE TO VASTERA, ITS SUCCESSORS, OR A THIRD PARTY
       FOR ANY DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR GENERAL,
       CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL, ARISING FROM ANY LOSS CLAIMED AS A RESULT OF
       VASTERA'S USE OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ASSIGNED HEREUNDER .

       (B)    FORD MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT THE INTELLECTUAL
       PROPERTY RIGHTS ASSIGNED HEREUNDER CAN BE USED FOR ANY PARTICULAR
       FUNCTION OR THAT VASTERA HAS THE ABILITY TO USE THEM. FORD ASSUMES NO
       RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY, QUALITY, DESIGN, SPECIFICATIONS,
       COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY OR OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PERFORMANCE,
       OUTPUT OR END PRODUCT RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
       RIGHTS ASSIGNED HEREUNDER.

       (C)    EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF THE WARRANTY PROVIDED ABOVE, NOTHING
       CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS CONFERRING BY IMPLICATION,
       ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE THE INDEMNIFICATION OF VASTERA BY FORD AGAINST ANY
       CLAIM OF INFRINGEMENT OF OTHER THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS,
       WHETHER OR NOT THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHT GRANTED HEREIN NECESSARILY
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       REQUIRES THE PRACTICE OF ANY SUCH EXISTING OR SUBSEQUENTLY CREATED THIRD
       PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.

       13.    INDEMNITY.

       13.1   COMPANY INDEMNITY. Vastera shall indemnify Ford against and agrees
       to hold it harmless from any and all damage, loss, claim, liability and
       expense (including without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
       expense in connection with any action, suit or proceeding brought against
       Ford) incurred or suffered by Ford arising out of (i) breach of any
       agreement made by Vastera hereunder with respect to the Seconded
       Employees or (ii) employment claims of the Seconded Employees or Vastera
       employees that arise during the Assigned Period based on conditions at
       Vastera over which Vastera has sole control or any actions of Vastera or
       Vastera employees acting under Vastera's authority, direction or control
       with respect to the Seconded Employees.

       13.2   EMPLOYER INDEMNITY. Ford shall indemnify Vastera against and
       agrees to hold it harmless from any and all damage, loss, claim,
       liability and expense (including without limitation, reasonable
       attorneys' fees and expenses in connection with any action, suit or
       proceeding brought against Vastera) incurred or suffered by Vastera
       arising out of (i) breach of any agreement made by Ford with respect to
       the Seconded Employees; (ii) employment, payroll or other claims of
       Seconded Employees based on any action or omission on the part of Ford or
       any employee of Ford, including any Seconded Employee, except where the
       Seconded Employee was under Vastera's authority, direction or control; or
       (iii) any claim by Seconded Employees (or their dependents or
       beneficiaries), to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC"), the
       Department of Labor ("DOL"), or Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), or
       comparable federal or national agencies in the United States, arising out
       of or in connection with the operation, administration, funding or
       termination of any of the employee benefit plans or programs applicable
       to the Seconded Employees that arise prior to, during or after the
       Assigned Period.

       13.3   INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES. With respect to a Party's indemnity
       obligations hereunder with respect to third-party claims, the following
       procedures shall apply:

              (a)    NOTICE. Promptly after receipt by any entity entitled to
                     indemnification hereunder of notice of the commencement or
                     threatened commencement of any civil, criminal,
                     administrative, or investigative action or proceeding
                     involving a claim in respect of which the indemnitee will
                     seek indemnification pursuant to the terms and conditions
                     herein, the indemnitee shall notify the indemnitor of such
                     claim in writing. No failure to so notify an indemnitor
                     shall relieve it of its obligations under this Agreement
                     except to the extent that it can demonstrate damages

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                     attributable to such failure. Within fifteen (15) days
                     following receipt of written notice from the indemnitee
                     relating to any claim, but no later than ten (10) days
                     before the date on which any response to a complaint or
                     summons is due, the indemnitor shall notify the indemnitee
                     in writing if the indemnitor acknowledges its
                     responsibilities and obligations with respect to such
                     indemnification and elects to assume control of the defense
                     and settlement of that claim (a "Notice of Election").

              (b)    PROCEDURE FOLLOWING NOTICE OF ELECTION. If the indemnitor
                     delivers a Notice of Election relating to any claim within
                     the required notice period, the indemnitor shall be
                     entitled to have sole control over the defense and all
                     negotiations for the compromise or settlement of such
                     claim; provided that (i) the indemnitee shall be entitled
                     to participate in the defense of such claim and to employ
                     counsel at its own expense to assist in the handling of
                     such claim, and (ii) the indemnitor shall obtain the prior
                     written approval of the indemnitee before entering into any
                     settlement of such claim or ceasing to defend against such
                     claim. The indemnitor shall not be required to indemnify
                     the indemnitee for any amount paid or payable by the
                     indemnitee in the settlement of any claim for which the
                     indemnitor has delivered a timely Notice of Election if
                     such amount was agreed to without the written consent of
                     the indemnitor.

              (c)    PROCEDURE WHERE NO NOTICE OF ELECTION IS DELIVERED. If the
                     indemnitor does not deliver a Notice of Election relating
                     to any claim within the required notice period, the
                     indemnitee shall have the right to defend the claim in such
                     manner as it may deem appropriate, at the cost and expense
                     of the indemnitor. The indemnitor shall promptly reimburse
                     the indemnitee for all such costs and expenses.

       14.    DISPUTE RESOLUTION. If a dispute arises between the Parties
relating to this Agreement, the following procedure shall be implemented except
that either Party may seek injunctive relief from a court where appropriate in
order to maintain the status quo while this procedure is being followed:

       14.1   INITIAL MEETING. The Parties shall hold a meeting promptly,
       attended by persons with decision-making authority regarding the dispute,
       to attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of the dispute;
       provided, however, that no such meeting shall be deemed to vitiate or
       reduce the obligations and liabilities of the Parties or be deemed a
       waiver by a Party hereto of any remedies to which such Party would
       otherwise be entitled hereunder.

       14.2   MEDIATION. If within thirty (30) days after such meeting the
       Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the dispute,
       they agree to submit the dispute to mediation in accordance with the
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       Mediation of Business Disputes of the Center for Public Resources and to
       bear equally the costs of the mediation.

       14.3   APPOINTMENT OF MEDIATOR. The Parties will jointly appoint a
       mutually acceptable mediator, seeking assistance in such regard from the
       Center for Public Resources if they have been unable to agree upon such
       appointment within twenty (20) days from the conclusion of the
       negotiation period.

       14.4   ARBITRATION. The Parties agree to participate in good faith in the
       mediation and negotiations related thereto for a period of thirty (30)
       days . If the Parties are not successful in resolving the dispute through
       the mediation, then the Parties agree to submit the matter to binding
       arbitration or a private adjudicator.

       14.5   GENERAL PROCEDURE. Mediation or arbitration shall take place in
       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania unless otherwise agreed by the Parties.
       Equitable remedies shall be available in any arbitration. Punitive or
       exemplary damages shall not be awarded. This Section is subject to the
       Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C.A. Section 1 ET SEQ.

       14.6   ARBITRATION PROCEDURE. In the event of arbitration, the Parties
       agree that the award of the arbitrator shall be (1) the sole and
       exclusive remedy between them regarding any claims, counterclaims, or
       issues presented to the arbitrator; (2) final and subject to no judicial
       review; and (3) made and shall promptly be payable in U.S. dollars free
       of any tax, deduction, or offset. The Parties further agree that any
       costs, fees, or taxes incident to enforcing the award shall, to the
       maximum extent permitted by law, be charged against the Party resisting
       such enforcement. The Parties hereto agree that judgment on the
       arbitration award may be entered and enforced in any court of competent
       jurisdiction. Each Party shall, except as otherwise provided herein, be
       responsible for its own costs, including legal fees, incurred in the
       course of any arbitration proceedings. The fees of the arbitrator shall
       be divided evenly between the Parties.

       15.    MISCELLANEOUS.

       15.1   FORCE MAJEURE. Either Party's delay or failure to perform (except
       for a Party's payment obligation) shall be excused for so long as, and to
       the extent that, it is prevented from performing any of its obligations
       under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as a result of delays caused
       by fire, flood, earthquake, elements of nature or acts of God, riots,
       civil disorders, rebellions or revolutions in any country, or any other
       cause beyond the reasonable control of such Party (a "Force Majeure
       Event"). The non-performing Party shall promptly notify the other Party
       of the circumstances causing its delay or failure to perform and of its
       plan and efforts to implement a workaround solution. For as long as such
       circumstances prevail, the Party whose performance is delayed or hindered
       shall continue to use reasonable efforts to minimize the length and
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       delays and shall re-commence performance after the cessation of the Force
       Majeure Event.

       15.2   BINDING NATURE AND ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall be binding on
       the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as
       otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither Party shall assign this
       Agreement or delegate such Party's obligations hereunder without the
       prior written consent of the other, except that either Party may assign
       this Agreement without the consent of the other Party to an entity that
       acquires all, or substantially all, of the business of the assigning
       Party (provided that such entity is not a competitor of the other Party).

       15.3   ENTIRE AGREEMENT, AMENDMENT, WAIVER. This Agreement, including the
       Attachments referred to herein and attached hereto constitutes the entire
       agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
       and supersedes all prior agreements, whether written or oral, with
       respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement. No amendment
       or modification or waiver of a breach of any term or condition of this
       Agreement shall be valid unless in a writing signed by each of the
       Parties. The failure of a Party to enforce, or the delay by either of
       them in enforcing, any of their respective rights under this Agreement
       will not be deemed a continuing waiver or a modification of any rights
       hereunder and a Party may, within the time provided by applicable law and
       consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, commence appropriate
       legal proceedings to enforce any or all of its rights.

       15.4   NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands, and determinations under
       this Agreement (other than routine operational communications), shall be
       in writing and shall be deemed duly given (i) when delivered by hand,
       (ii) one (1) day after being given to an express, overnight courier with
       a reliable system for tracking delivery, or (iii) six (6) calendar days
       after the day of mailing, when mailed by United States mail, registered
       or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and
       addressed as follows:

       In the case of Ford:        Ford Motor Company
                                   One American Road, 11th Floor
                                   Dearborn, Michigan 48126
                                   Attention:  Vice President, Material Planning
                                    and Logistics

       With copies to:             Ford Motor Company
                                   One American Road
                                   Dearborn, Michigan 48126
                                   Attention:  Assistant Tax Officer, Corporate
                                    Finance

                                   Ford Motor Company

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                                   Office of the General Counsel
                                   One American Road, WHQ Suite 320
                                   Dearborn, Michigan 48126
                                   Attention:  Assistant General Counsel --
                                    Transactions

       In the case of Vastera:     Vastera Solutions Services Corporation
                                   45025 Aviation Drive
                                   Suite 200
                                   Dulles, Virginia 20190-5602
                                   Attention:  General Counsel

       With copies to:             Vastera, Inc.
                                   45025 Aviation Drive
                                   Dulles, Virginia 20190-5602
                                   Attention:  Vastera designated Liaison

       Any Party may from time to time change its address or designee for
       notification purposes by giving the other prior written notice of the new
       address or designee and the date upon which it will become effective.

       15.5   COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several
       counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one single
       agreement between the Parties hereto.

       15.6   SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of this Agreement
       conflicts with the law under which this Agreement is to be construed or
       if any such provision is held invalid by an arbitrator or a court with
       jurisdiction over the Parties, such provision shall be deemed to be
       restated to reflect as nearly as possible the original intentions of the
       Parties in accordance with applicable law. The remainder of this
       Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

       15.7   CONSENTS AND APPROVAL. Except where expressly provided as being in
       the discretion of a Party, where agreement, approval, acceptance,
       consent, or similar action by either Party is required under this
       Agreement, such action shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld.

       15.8   SURVIVAL. Any provision of this Agreement which contemplates
       performance or observance after any termination or expiration of this
       Agreement (in whole or in party) shall survive any termination or
       expiration of this Agreement and continue in full force and effect.

       15.9   THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is entered into solely
       between, and may be enforced only by, Ford and Vastera. This Agreement
       shall not be deemed to create any rights in third parties, including
       employees, suppliers and

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       customers of a Party, or to create any obligations of a Party to any such
       third parties.

       15.10  CHOICE OF LAW. This Agreement and performance under it shall be
       governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
       Michigan without regard to its choice of law principles.

       15.11  NEGOTIATED TERMS. The Parties agree that the terms and conditions
       of this Agreement are the result of negotiations between the Parties and
       that this Agreement shall not be construed in favor of or against any
       Party by reason of the extent to which any Party or its professional
       advisors participated in the preparation of this Agreement.

       15.12  TITLES AND HEADINGS. Titles and headings of Sections of this
       Agreement are for convenience only and will not affect the construction
       of any provision of this Agreement.

       15.13  NO INDIVIDUAL AUTHORITY. Neither Party shall, without the express,
       prior written consent of the other Party, take any action for or on
       behalf of or in the name of the other Party, assume, undertake, or enter
       into any commitment, debt, duty or obligation binding upon the other
       Party, except for actions taken pursuant to agreements entered into
       between such Party or its Affiliates and any other Party.

       15.14  PARENT GUARANTY. In connection with this Agreement, Ford and
       Vastera, Inc. have executed a Parent Guaranty, attached hereto as
       Attachment D.

       16.    HSR ACT. Both Parties' obligations under this Agreement are
subject to the termination or expiration of any HSR Act waiting period
applicable to the Stock Transfer Agreement among Ford, Vastera and Vastera, Inc.
dated as of even date herewith. "HSR Act" is defined as the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the related regulations and
published interpretations.

       17.    SEC. Both Parties' obligations under this Agreement are subject to
the receipt by Vastera of written approval or concurrence from the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission of its treatment of the transactions
contemplated by the Stock Transfer Agreement among Ford, Vastera, and Vastera,
Inc. dated as of even date herewith as a business combination applying the
purchase method of accounting under generally accepted accounting principles,
provided that the foregoing condition precedent shall be deemed waived by both
Parties in the event that no such written approval or concurrence has been
received by Vastera within sixty (60) days of the Effective Date.

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

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FORD MOTOR COMPANY                  VASTERA SOLUTIONS SERVICES

                                                      CORPORATION

By: /s/ Frank Taylor                By: /s/ Arjun Rishi
   ----------------------------        -------------------------------

Title:                              Title:
      -------------------------           ----------------------------

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                                 ATTACHMENT A*

                                 Employee Census

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* This portion of the document has been omitted pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment and such portion has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                                  ATTACHMENT B

                                    LIAISONS

Ford:             David Rich
                  *

Vastera:          Gary Boone
                  *

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* This portion of the document has been omitted pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment and such portion has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                                  ATTACHMENT C

          Acknowledgment, Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement

<PAGE>

                                     VASTERA

                     SECONDED FORD EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
                                 CONFIDENTIALITY
                                       AND
                         INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT

This Ford Employee Acknowledgement, Confidentiality and Intellectual Property
Agreement ("Agreement") is made by and between Vastera, Inc. ("Vastera"), a
Delaware corporation, and ______________________________________________________
_________"Ford Employee").  SECONDED FORD EMPLOYEE NAME     (PLEASE PRINT)

WHEREAS, Vastera will have the use of Seconded Ford Employee's services with
Ford Motor Company's permission ("Ford") for a defined duration while the Ford
Employee remains a Ford employee subject to Ford's policies, procedures,
benefits and control and such Ford Employee will not be entitled to any Vastera
benefits or other forms of compensation; and

WHEREAS the Seconded Ford Employee will have access to Vastera's confidential
and trade secret information during the course of the secondment and Vastera
desires to ensure that its confidential and trade secret remain protected from
improper use or disclosure; and

WHEREAS, Vastera possesses information which has commercial value in the
business of Vastera, including trade secrets, processes, designs, concepts,
know-how, techniques, notes, marketing plans, strategies, forecasts, financial
and cost information, customer lists and other similar types of information not
generally known to the public ("Proprietary Information"); and

WHEREAS, Vastera is engaged in the development, marketing and sale of a broad
range of professional services on an international basis. Any Vastera developed
technology and activities constitute valuable assets, including the Proprietary
Information of Vastera and of third parties to which Ford Employee will gain
access during his secondment with Vastera; and

WHEREAS, the parties acknowledge the necessity of a relationship of trust and
confidence between Ford Employee and Vastera not only with respect to the duties
of Ford Employee pertaining to the discharge of his work-related functions, but
also the duty of Ford Employee to protect the Proprietary Information of
Vastera.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, terms, and conditions hereof,
the Ford Employee and Vastera agree as follows:

1.1      All Proprietary Information and other rights in connection therewith
shall be the sole property of Vastera and its successors and assigns. Ford
Employee hereby promises to assign and does assign to Vastera all right, title
and interest he has, may have, or subsequently may acquire in such Proprietary
Information. Ford Employee covenants to Vastera that he will execute, upon
request, any documentation, including assignments, required to vest exclusive
title to Proprietary Information in the name of Vastera.

1.2      At all times during Ford Employee's secondment and for the one (1) year
period following any termination of his secondment, Ford Employee will keep in
confidence the Proprietary Information of Vastera. Except as may be necessary in
the ordinary course of performing the duties of Ford Employee on behalf of
Vastera or Ford, Ford Employee will not use or disclose any Proprietary
Information or any matter related to the Proprietary Information without
Vastera's prior written consent. The obligations under this paragraph are
continuing and shall survive Ford Employee's termination of secondment with
Vastera, including the obligation of Ford Employee to decline employment, for a
period of one (1) year following any termination of secondment, by a third party
which by its nature will result in disclosure of Proprietary Information
belonging to Vastera.

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1.3      The Ford Employee will not take any documents or data from Vastera's
premises, or reproductions thereof, which relates to Proprietary Information,
except in connection with Ford Employee's performance of work-related duties.
Upon termination of the secondment, Ford Employee shall immediately deliver to
Vastera all documents and data of any nature pertaining to work with Vastera,
including copies thereof, and any Proprietary Information which the Ford
Employee has in his possession.

1.4      Ford Employee shall promptly disclose to Vastera any and all
improvements, inventions, whether or not patentable or copyrightable,
trademarks, formulas, processes, techniques, know-how and data, conceived, made,
reduced to practice or learned by Ford Employee either alone or with others,
during his secondment with Vastera. All such improvements, inventions, formulas,
processes, techniques, know-how, and data are hereinafter referred to as
"Inventions".

1.5      Ford Employee agrees that any Inventions made by Ford Employee whether
solely or together with others, during the term of his secondment, made with
Vastera's equipment, supplies, facilities, trade secrets, or time; or that
relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice to the business of
Vastera or Vastera's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development;
or that result from any work performed by Ford Employee for Vastera, shall be
deemed to be a "work made for hire" as defined in Section 101 (b) of the
Copyright Act and belong solely to Vastera, and Ford Employee promises to and
hereby does assign to Vastera, without further compensation, all right, title
and interest he has, may have, or subsequently may acquire in such Inventions.

1.6      Ford Employee shall assist Vastera in obtaining patents or copyrights
on all Inventions, designs, improvements, and discoveries deemed patentable or
copyrightable by Vastera and the Ford Employee shall execute all documents,
including assignments, oaths and declarations, and do all things necessary to
obtain patent/copyright certificates on behalf of Vastera so as to vest Vastera
with full and exclusive title thereto, and to protect the Inventions from
infringement by others.

1.7      For purposes of this Agreement, an Invention is deemed made during the
term of secondment of Ford Employee if the Invention was conceived or first
reduced to practice during that period. Ford Employee agrees that any
application for a patent or copyright filed within one year of termination of
secondment under this Agreement shall be presumed to relate to an Invention made
during the term of this Agreement unless the Ford Employee can provide clear
evidence to the contrary and the parties hereto agree in writing.

1.8      Ford Employee agrees that Vastera shall have full discretion to
determine whether to keep such Invention as a trade secret subject to the
protections in this Agreement.

1.9      Ford Employee has identified on Appendix A, attached hereto and made a
part of this Agreement by reference, all Inventions or improvements relevant to
the subject matter of secondment by Vastera or business of Vastera that has been
conceived, made, or first reduced to practice by Ford Employee, alone or jointly
with others, prior to Ford Employee's secondment by Vastera, and which Ford
Employee desires to remove from the operation of this Agreement. Ford Employee
represents and warrants that such list is complete. If there is no such list on
Appendix A, Ford Employee represents that Ford Employee claims no such
Inventions and improvements exist at the time of signing this Agreement.

1.10     Ford Employee acknowledges that he will in good faith refrain from
conduct that would deprive Vastera of the employment benefits of performance by
Ford Employee.

2.       Ford Employee acknowledges his secondment duties will provide access to
and/or possession of trade secrets and other confidential and Proprietary
Information of Vastera and shall provide Ford Employee with intimate knowledge
of Vastera's technology and operations. Accordingly, any Ford Employee
activities or employment that could constitute a breach of Section 1 of this
Agreement will cause irreparable harm to Vastera. If Ford Employee continues to
engage in such harmful activities or employment, Vastera may seek other
equitable relief as may be appropriate.

3.       Ford Employee represents that during the period of his secondment by
Vastera, he will not, without the Vastera's prior written consent, engage in any
employment or business activity other than for Vastera which

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prevents him from properly performing his duties as a seconded Ford Employee of
Vastera or which presents a conflict of interest, as determined by Vastera with
the exception of assignments which may be given by Ford to the seconded Ford
Employee with Vastera's consent. Ford Employee further agrees that during the
period of his secondment by Vastera and for a period of one (1) year after his
date of termination of secondment by Vastera, Ford Employee will not, directly
or indirectly, (i) solicit, hire or otherwise induce any Vastera employee to
leave Vastera's employ, or (ii) solicit the business of any client or customer
of Vastera (other than on behalf of Vastera or Ford Motor Company).

4.       Ford Employee acknowledges that his secondment with Vastera is
terminable at the sole discretion of Ford Motor Company but he may request a
change of assignment as provided by Ford's policies and procedures. Ford
Employee further acknowledges his understanding that no representation, express
or implied, is intended to be made by Vastera of continued secondment by reason
of execution of this Agreement. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, Ford
Employee is, and shall remain, a terminable-at-will Ford Employee subject to
Ford's policies, procedures, benefits and requirements.

5.       Ford Employee acknowledges that the Vastera has received, and in the
future will receive from third parties, confidential or proprietary information
("Third Party Information") subject to a duty on Vastera's part to maintain the
confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited
purposes. During the term of secondment and thereafter, Ford Employee will hold
Third Party Information in the strictest confidence and will not disclose (to
anyone other than Vastera personnel who need to know such information in
connection with their work for Vastera) or use, except in connection with Ford
Employee's work for Vastera, Third Party Information unless expressly authorized
by an officer of Vastera in writing.

6.       Ford Employee represents that during his secondment by Vastera, Ford
Employee will not improperly use or disclose any confidential information or
trade secrets, if any, of any former Vastera employee or any other person to
whom Ford Employee has an obligation of confidentiality, and Ford Employee will
not bring onto the premises of Vastera any unpublished documents or any property
belonging to any former Vastera employee or any other person to whom Ford
Employee has an obligation of confidentiality unless consented to in writing by
that former Vastera employee or person. Ford Employee will use in the
performance of his duties only information which is generally known and used by
persons with training and experience comparable to his own, which is common
knowledge in the industry or otherwise legally in the public domain, or which is
otherwise provided or developed by Vastera.

7.       Ford Employee represents that he is not bound by any prior agreement or
arrangement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any court or
administrative agency, which would conflict with the obligation of Ford Employee
to diligently promote and further the interests of Vastera's business as now or
hereafter conducted.

8.1      This Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of Ford
Employee and Vastera, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns.

8.2      The parties intend that each provision of this Agreement shall be
construed and interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law. If any provision in this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining
provisions hereof shall nevertheless continue in full force without being
impaired or invalidated in any manner.

8.3      If any of the covenants contained in Sections 1 or 3 are held to be
unenforceable because of the duration or scope of such provision, the parties
agree that the court making the determination shall have the power to reduce the
duration and/or scope of such provision and, in its reduced form, the provision
shall be enforceable.

8.4      Any notices to be given by either party to the other may be effected
either by personal delivery in writing or by first-class mail, postage prepaid.
Each party may change its address by written notice to the other party in
accordance with this paragraph. Notices delivered personally shall be deemed
communicated as of the date of actual receipt; mailed notices shall be deemed
communicated as of the date which is three business days after being deposited
in the U.S. mail.

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8.5      Ford Employee services are personal and unique, and because Ford
Employee may have access to and become acquainted with the Proprietary
Information of Vastera, Vastera shall have the right to enforce this Agreement
and any of its provisions by injunction, specific performance or other equitable
relief, without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies that
Vastera may have for a breach of this Agreement.

8.6      All promises and covenants contained herein shall survive termination
of the secondment and any affirmative assistance covenanted to be performed on
the part of Ford Employee shall be performed beyond the date of termination of
secondment but Vastera will pay all reasonable costs for such affirmative
assistance to perfect intellectual property rights.

8.7      Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
or the breach thereof, shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance
with the commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association and judgment
on the award rendered may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof.
Arbitration hearings shall be heard by a sole arbitrator in Fairfax, Virginia or
in such other location as Vastera and the Ford Employee may agree.

8.8      If any action at law or equity is deemed necessary by Vastera to
enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, and disbursements in addition to
any other relief to which he may be entitled.

8.9      This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, discussions and
understandings, either oral or in writing, between the parties with respect to
the secondment of Ford Employee by Vastera and contains all of the covenants and
agreements between these parties with respect to that employment. Each party to
this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises, or
agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting
on behalf of any party, which are not embodied herein, and that no other
agreement, statement, or promise not contained in this Agreement shall be valid
and binding. Any modification of this Agreement will be effective only if it is
in writing signed by the parties hereto.

8.10     Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer
any rights or remedies under this Agreement on any persons other than the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

8.11     This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance of the
laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AND AGREE TO ITS TERMS. I HAVE COMPLETELY
FILLED OUT AND SIGNED EXHIBIT "A" TO THIS AGREEMENT.

EXECUTED THIS __________ DAY OF _______________________, 200________.

FORD EMPLOYEE NAME: __________________________________________________________
(PLEASE PRINT)

HOME ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________

              ________________________________________________________________

FORD EMPLOYEE SIGNATURE: _____________________________________________________

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                                   EXHIBIT A
                TO FORD EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, CONFIDENTIALITY
                       AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT

Vastera, Inc.
45025 Aviation Drive, Suite 300
Dulles, Virginia 20166

Attn: Human Resources

1.       The following is a complete list of all Inventions or improvements
         requested to be identified by Section 1.9 of the Ford Employee
         Acknowledgement, Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Agreement
         that have been made or conceived or first reduced to practice by me
         alone or jointly with others prior to my secondment by Vastera:

         _____  NO INVENTIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS

         _____  See below:

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         _____  Due to confidentiality agreements with prior or current
                employers, I cannot disclose certain inventions that would
                otherwise be included on the above-described list.

         _____  Additional sheets attached.

2.       I propose to bring to my secondment by Vastera the following devices,
         materials and documents of a former employer or other person to whom I
         have an obligation of confidentiality that are not generally available
         to the public, which materials and documents may be used in my
         secondment pursuant to the express written authorization of my former
         employer or such other person (a copy of which is attached hereto):

         _____  NO MATERIAL

________________________________________________________________________________
FORD EMPLOYEE NAME (Please Print)

__________________________________________________     _________________________
FORD EMPLOYEE SIGNATURE                                 DATE

________________________________________________________________________________
TO BE COMPLETED BY VASTERA HUMAN RESOURCES:

___ NO DISCLOSURE:         FILE IN PERSONNEL FILE ______________________________
                                                  (BY: HR REP)           DATE

___ DISCLOSURE:   FORWARD TO VASTERA'S GENERAL COUNSEL _________________________
                                                       (BY: HR REP)        DATE

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.19

                                                                 EXECUTABLE COPY

                          EMPLOYEE TRANSFER AGREEMENT*

         This Employee Transfer Agreement (the "Agreement") is made this 14th
day of July, 2000 (the "Effective Date") by and between Ford Motor Company, a
Delaware Corporation having its principal place of business at The American
Road, Dearborn, Michigan, 48126 ("Ford") and Vastera Solutions Services
Corporation, a Delaware corporation with offices at 45025 Aviation Drive, Suite
200, Dulles, Virginia 20166 ("Vastera"). Ford and Vastera referred to herein
individually as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties".

                                    RECITALS

       A.     Vastera is engaged in the business of providing solutions for
global trade management to clients ("Business");

       B.     Vastera plans to offer, or cause its Affiliates to offer, about
120 of the 135 employees who are engaged in providing customs services to Ford
or its Affiliates ("Ford Customs Employees") employment with Vastera or its
Affiliates over phased periods in order to assist Vastera in conducting the
Business. For ease of reference hereafter, the use of the term "Ford" shall be
deemed to include its Affiliates and the use of the term "Vastera" shall be
deemed to include its Affiliates, as the context may require. For purposes of
this Agreement, Affiliate means any individual, partnership, corporation,
limited liability company, trust, or other entity directly or indirectly,
through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by or, under common
control with a Party.

       C.     Ford Customs Employees who decline Vastera's offer of employment
will remain Ford Customs Employees. Such employees will be seconded to Vastera
for a limited term and then be transitioned back to Ford pursuant to the terms
of the Salaried Employee Secondment Agreement executed contemporaneously
herewith as to U.S. based Ford Customs Employees ("U.S. Ford Customs
Employees"), and similar secondment agreements to be executed in the future with
respect to non-U.S. based Ford Customs Employees.

       D.     This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions for the
employment of the Ford Customs Employees by Vastera.

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* Portions of this document have been omitted, with the precise position of
these omissions marked with an asterisk, pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment and such omitted portions have been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.

CONFIDENTIAL

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       NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual promises
herein made, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

1.     EMPLOYEE CENSUS.

       Attached hereto as Schedule A is an employee census ("Employee Census").
The Employee Census sets forth:

       (i)    a list of selected persons actively employed by Ford who are
              engaged in providing customs services by selected regions as of
              the date of this Agreement ("Ford Customs Employees");

       (ii)   the Ford Service Date of each Ford Customs Employee;

       (iii)  the monthly base salary of each Ford Customs Employee.

2.     EMPLOYMENT OFFER.

       Vastera shall make offers of employment to Ford Customs Employees
according to the Transition Plan set forth in Schedule B attached hereto. The
offer will be contingent on the Ford Customs Employee meeting Vastera's
customary pre-employment screening procedures for health and drug testing and
accuracy of background information supplied by the Ford Customs Employee. For
non-U.S. Ford Customs Employees, the offer shall also be contingent on receiving
appropriate regulatory approvals, and where necessary, approvals of any
bargaining representatives of such employees. U.S. Ford Customs Employees who
accept Vastera's offer of employment by August 1, 2000, and non-U.S. Ford
Customs Employees who accept Vastera's offer of employment within thirty days of
the date of the offer and who transfer to Vastera, shall be known hereunder as
"Transferred Employees." The effective date of the Vastera employment shall be
the "Employment Date". Ford shall revise the Employee Census within thirty days
after the expiration of the applicable offer period to reflect those Ford
Customs Employees who accepted the Vastera offer of employment. A Ford Customs
Employee who declines the offer of employment by Vastera will be seconded to
Vastera pursuant to the terms of the applicable secondment agreements, and shall
be known hereunder as "Seconded Employees". No Transferred Employee shall be
required to serve any probationary period at Vastera. Transferred Employees
shall be required to execute a Vastera Employee Confidentiality and Intellectual
Property Agreement substantially in the form of Attachment C hereto. Transferred
Employees will be employed by Vastera "at will" as are all Vastera employees and
nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as an obligation by Vastera to
employ the Transferred Employees for a definite term. A Ford Customs Employee
who terminates service with Ford by quit, retirement or otherwise prior to the
Employment Date and who is subsequently employed by Vastera shall not be covered
by any of the provisions of this Agreement.

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3.     VASTERA PAY AND BENEFITS.

3.1    PAY. Vastera shall employ each Transferred Employee at a monthly base
salary at least equal to *. Vastera will not * includes the Transferred
Employee's written consent; Transferred Employee's reduction in hours worked;
Transferred Employee's performance problems if the Transferred Employee has been
informed of the problems and given a reasonable opportunity to correct such
performance problems; Transferred Employee's voluntary change in job
assignment; Transferred Employee's involuntary demotion if he/she has been
informed of the reasons supporting the demotion and given a reasonable
opportunity to correct or alter the reasons supporting the demotion; a uniform
pro rata pay reduction that affects at least eighty percent (80%) of the entire
Vastera workforce. Such pay protection will remain in place for two years from
the Employment Date and has no effect on the Transferred Employee's at will
status that remains unimpaired. In the event a Transferred Employee's base
salary is reduced for Cause, Ford may solicit such employee for reemployment
with Ford, notwithstanding any non-solicitation agreement. Transferred
Employees shall be considered for annual performance based merit increases and
incentive compensation awards to the same extent as Vastera employees.

3.2    BENEFITS. Vastera shall provide employee benefits and other programs to
Transferred Employees that are fully competitive with those benefits and
programs that are in effect at Ford for such employees immediately prior to the
Employment Date and which are the same as offered to Vastera employees at
comparable levels.

4.     RECOGNITION OF FORD SERVICE.

       Vastera shall recognize the Ford Service Date of each Transferred
Employee set forth in the Employee Census in determining years of service
with Vastera for eligibility and vesting purposes under the employee benefit
plans and other compensation and benefit practices and policies of Vastera to
the extent permitted by law. Vastera shall permit the Transferred Employees
to participate in Vastera's welfare benefit programs (including but not
limited to, health, life and disability insurance programs) as provided
hereunder effective as of the Employment Date to the extent otherwise
eligible under applicable agreements. Vastera and Ford shall comply with the
Health Insurance Portability Protection Act and Ford shall provide any
required COBRA notices to Transferred Employees.

5.     VACATION.

       For the balance of calendar year 2000, Vastera shall provide the
Transferred Employees with the same number of days of vacation remaining as
of the Employment Date as they had earned at Ford, so that for calendar year
2000, the total vacation entitlement shall be the same as if the Transferred
Employee had remained at Ford. For calendar year 2001 and thereafter, Vastera
shall recognize Ford years of service to the same extent as Vastera years of
service for purposes of determining Vastera vacation entitlement for
Transferred Employees, according to the following schedule:

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* This portion of the document has been omitted pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment and such portion has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.

CONFIDENTIAL

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              COMBINED YEARS OF SERVICE         EARNED VACATION
<S>           <C>                               <C>

              1 but less than 7                 15 days
              7 years or more                   20 days
</TABLE>

6.     FORD RETIREMENT PLANS.

6.1    DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. Transferred Employees who were U.S. Ford Customs
Employees ("U.S. Transferred Employees") shall continue to be participants
under the following terms, except as provided in Subsection (d) below:

       (a)    VESTING. U.S. Transferred Employees who are not vested
              under the GRP as of the Employment Date shall be immediately
              vested in any accrued benefit under the GRP as of the
              Employment Date.

       (b)    GROUP I EMPLOYEES. U.S. Transferred Employees who have attained
              retirement eligibility under the terms of the GRP as of the
              Employment Date ("Group I Employees") shall retain their
              eligibility to retire under the terms of the GRP upon
              termination of employment with Vastera or a successor employer.
              For avoidance of doubt, a Group I Employee may not commence
              his/her GRP retirement benefit until termination of employment
              with Vastera or a successor employer. The GRP retirement
              benefit for a Group I Employee shall be calculated on the basis
              of years of service credited under the GRP as of the Employment
              Date, and for pay-related benefits, final average salary as of
              the year-end immediately preceding the Employment Date, at the
              benefit rates in effect as of the retirement effective date. A
              Group I Employee who retires shall be entitled to all the Ford
              post-retirement benefits then generally applicable to a Ford
              employee who retires at the same time. Ford reserves the right
              to amend or terminate any post-retirement benefits at any time.

       (c)    GROUP II EMPLOYEES. U.S. Transferred Employees who are at least
              age 45 as of the Employment Date and who have at least ten
              years of credited service under the GRP as of the Employment Date
              ("Group II Employees") shall be permitted to grow into a normal
              or regular early retirement (not disability or special early)
              benefit provided they are employed by Vastera or a successor
              employer until they achieve eligibility for normal or regular
              early retirement under the terms of the Ford GRP or fail to meet
              the grow-in requirements due to involuntary separation of
              employment other than a discharge for cause. A Group II Employee
              who completes the grow-in period at Vastera or a successor
              employer shall be eligible under the GRP for a normal or regular
              early (not disability or special early retirement) benefit under
              the GRP and may elect to receive any accrued retirement benefit
              under the terms of the GRP then in effect, based on years of
              credited service under the GRP as of the Employment Date, and for
              pay-related benefits, final average salary as of the year-end
              immediately preceding the Employment Date, at the benefit rates
              in effect as of the retirement effective date. A Group II
              Employee who fails to complete the grow-in period shall be
              treated for all purposes as eligible for a deferred vested
              retirement benefit under the GRP and shall not be eligible for
              the lump-sum option described in Subsection (d) below.
              Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Group II
              Employee who completes the grow-in period at Vastera shall not
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              post-retirement benefits, such as health, life, vehicle
              purchase or lease plans, generally applicable to employees
              retiring directly from Ford at the same time. A Group II
              Employee who completes grow-in must terminate employment from
              Vastera prior to commencing his/her GRP benefit.

       (d)    GROUP III EMPLOYEES. U.S. Transferred Employees who are neither
              Group I Employees or Group II Employees ("Group III Employees")
              will remain participants under the GRP for service prior to the
              Employment Date and may commence a deferred vested retirement
              benefit after achieving GRP eligibility and only upon
              termination of employment from Vastera or a successor employer,
              unless they make the election described below. A Group III
              Employee may make a one time election (at a date mutually
              agreed between the Parties) to either (i) receive a lump sum
              cash distribution of his/her GRP accrued benefit or (ii)
              transfer the value of his/her accrued benefit to a qualified
              pension plan maintained by Vastera or to an individual
              retirement account. The value of such accrued benefit shall be
              determined under the rules of the GRP and applicable law. After
              such distribution or transfer, the Group III Employee shall
              have no further rights under the GRP.

       (e)    RETIRED EMPLOYEE. A U.S. Ford Customs Employee who is otherwise
              eligible may retire under the GRP prior to the Employment Date
              ("Retired Employee") and may accept an offer of employment from
              Vastera, and if employed by Vastera, may continue to receive
              his/her GRP retirement benefit. In such event, neither Ford nor
              Vastera shall be required to offer to a Retired Employee any of
              the benefits or considerations available to a Transferred
              Employee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

       (f)    AMENDMENTS. Ford and Vastera shall amend their respective plans,
              if necessary, to reflect the transition measures described above
              to the extent permitted by law and provided such amendments do not
              jeopardize the tax qualified status of such plans.

6.2    DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN. Any U.S. Transferred Employee who is
participating in Ford's Saving and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried
Employees ("SSIP") as of the Employment Date shall be treated in all respects
as a transfer to a successor employer for all purposes under the SSIP. Any
U.S. Transferred Employee who is not vested under the SSIP as of the
Employment Date shall be immediately vested in any employer matching
contributions under the SSIP as of the Employment Date. Transferred
Employee's participation in the SSIP shall cease as of the Employment Date and
no new contributions shall be permitted, but Transferred Employees shall be
permitted to manage their accounts by exchanging assets between funds on the
same basis as Ford employees until the account balances are transferred as
provided below. Vastera shall recognize the Ford Service Date of the U.S.
Transferred Employees for purposes of any eligibility and vesting
requirements under Vastera's tax qualified 401(k) defined contribution plan
to the extent permitted by law. Ford and Vastera shall work cooperatively to
transfer participant SSIP accounts (including loans and Ford stock
certificates) to Vastera's tax qualified 401(k) defined contribution plan as
soon as administratively practicable after the Effective Date under terms to
be mutually agreed. Any BEP accounts of U.S. Transferred Employees related to
the SSIP shall remain under the BEP and any balance shall be paid by Ford
when the U.S. Transferred Employee terminates employment with Vastera. Ford
and Vastera shall amend their respective plans to reflect the transition
measures described above.

7.     ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN.

       Transferred Employees who are otherwise eligible to participate in the
Ford Annual Incentive Compensation Plan will receive an award for calendar year
2000

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prorated for the full number of months employed by Ford in 2000. Awards for
calendar year 2000 shall be payable to the Transferred Employees in March, 2001.

8.     U.S. PERFORMANCE BONUS PLAN.

       U.S. Transferred Employees who are otherwise eligible to participate in
the U.S. Ford Performance Bonus Plan will receive an award for calendar year
2000 prorated for the full number of months employed by Ford in 2000. Awards for
calendar year 2000 shall be payable to the U.S. Transferred Employees in March,
2001.

9.     STOCK OPTION PROGRAM.

       Subject to approval of the Ford Compensation and Option Committee,
Transferred Employees who are eligible to participate in the Ford 1998 Long-Term
Incentive Plan or the Ford 1990 Long-Term Incentive Plan and who have
outstanding options under such plans shall be treated as if they were released
to join a successor employer, and accordingly, any outstanding option shall
continue to be exercisable for five years following the Employment Date unless
the option expires earlier.

10.    FORD DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN.

       Effective as of the Employment Date, the participation of Transferred
Employees in the Ford Deferred Compensation Plan ("FDCP") shall cease.
Transferred Employees shall continue to be able to manage their account balances
until the balances are distributed. Ford shall cause the FDCP to distribute any
remaining account balances valued as of March 15, 2001 to Transferred Employees
as soon as practical after the valuation date in a lump sum.

11.    VEHICLE PROGRAMS.

11.1   U.S. LEASE AND EVALUATION PROGRAMS. Except as specifically provided
herein, participation of the U.S. Transferred Employees in Ford's U.S. Lease
Vehicle Program shall be terminated as of the Employment Date. U.S. Transferred
Employees who participate in such programs shall be given a reasonable period of
time after the Employment Date not to exceed sixty (60) days to purchase the
vehicles leased to them or to return them to Ford, or Ford's agents as provided
below ("Vehicle Transition Period"). During the Vehicle Transition Period, Ford
shall offer for sale to each lessee and assignee of such vehicles as are
presently leased to such lessee or assignee under the terms of Ford's Used
Vehicle Purchase ("B") Plans, or continue a lease under the terms of Ford
Credit's Red Carpet Lease Plan, subject to credit evaluation and dealer
acceptance. In the event a lessee or assignee of a lease vehicle declines to
purchase or continue to lease such vehicle within the Vehicle Transition Period,
the lessee shall return such vehicle to its original servicing garage. Vastera
shall collect the applicable lease fee from the U.S. Transferred Employee for
such lease vehicles during the Vehicle Transition Period. Vastera shall
reimburse Ford in cash on a monthly basis,

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within ten days of the last day of the month, an amount equal to the aggregate
amount of the monthly lease fees for lease vehicles owed by U.S. Transferred
Employees.

11.2   VEHICLE PURCHASE PLANS. All Vastera employees (including Transferred
Employees) shall be eligible to participate in Ford's Tier 1 Supplier ("X")
Vehicle Purchase and Lease Plan.

12.    TRANSITION PAYMENT.

       U.S. Transferred Employees who are at least * and have at least * of
credited service under the GRP, both as of the Employment Date, or who have at
least * of credited service under the GRP as of the Employment Date, shall be
eligible to receive * payable on * provided that such U.S. Transferred Employee

       (i)    continues to be employed by Vastera as of July 31, 2004 unless
              such Transferred Employee was involuntarily separated by Vastera
              other than a discharge; and

       (ii)   has not commenced a retirement benefit under the GRP.

       Vastera and Ford shall work cooperatively and use reasonable efforts
to determine whether the * to eligible U.S. Transferred Employees, consistent
with applicable law. In the event a method is agreed by the Parties, Vastera
shall take the steps required to implement any such method prior to the date *.
Vastera shall * an eligible U.S. Transferred Employee on July 31, 2004.
Ford shall reimburse Vastera * within thirty days after receiving an invoice
from Vastera.

13.    EMPLOYEE WAGE AND BENEFIT LIABILITIES.

       Ford shall pay, discharge and be responsible for (i) all salary arising
out of or relating to the employment of the Transferred Employees prior to the
Employment Date; (ii) any benefits arising under Ford employee benefit plans and
programs relating to claims incurred or events that took place prior to the
Employment Date, including benefits with respect to claims incurred prior to the
Employment Date but reported after the Employment Date; and (iii) worker's
compensation claims, damages, expenses, liabilities or administrative
responsibilities of any kind whatsoever, arising prior to the Employment Date
related to a specific incident which occurred prior to the Employment Date, but
was reported after the Employment Date. To the extent any workers' compensation
claims made within two years of the Employment Date relate to a compensable
injury that occurred prior to and after the Employment Date, Ford and Vastera
shall prorate the amount of such workers' compensation claim by service.

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* This portion of the document has been omitted pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment and such portion has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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       Vastera shall pay, discharge and be responsible for (i) all salaries
arising out of or relating to the employment of the Transferred Employees after
the Employment Date; (ii) any benefits arising under the Vastera employee
benefit plans and programs relating to claims incurred or events that took place
after the Employment Date; and (iii) except as provided in the paragraph above,
worker's compensation claims, expenses, liabilities or administrative
responsibilities of any kind whatsoever reported after the Employment Date,
provided, however, that any workers' compensation claims, expenses, liabilities,
or administrative responsibilities of any kind made after two years from the
Employment Date shall be Vastera's sole responsibility, regardless of when the
compensable injury is first alleged to have occurred. Ford shall take such
action as is necessary to terminate each Transferred Employee's participation in
the employee benefit plans and programs of Ford as of the Employment Date except
those benefits as described above which continue after the Employment Date.
Transferred Employees may have opportunities to continue in certain of the Ford
employee benefit plans and programs on an individual basis by paying any
applicable premium as required by law or permitted by Ford.

14.    COMMUNICATIONS.

       Ford and Vastera will coordinate communications to the Ford Customs
Employees to ensure accurate and timely information regarding the available
benefits and other employment information.

15.    NON-U.S. FORD CUSTOMS EMPLOYEES.

       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, transfer of certain of
the Non-U.S. Ford Customs Employees shall be subject to obtaining appropriate
regulatory approval and the agreement of any applicable labor union or Works
Council. It is recognized that to obtain the agreement of the regulatory
agencies and any Works Council that various transition measures may have to be
agreed to accommodate the transfer. Ford and Vastera shall jointly cooperate to
obtain any regulatory approval or Works Council approval and will implement any
transition measures that are mutually agreed.

16.    FORD FACILITIES.

       For a period of the time commencing on the Employment Date and
terminating no later than March 31, 2001, certain of the Transferred Employees
may remain located in Ford owned or leased facilities. Vastera agrees to pay
Ford a per-employee Standard Monthly General Overhead Expense in an amount equal
to * of each Transferred Employee's base monthly salary during such period with
respect to any Transferred Employee who occupies Ford owned or leased
facilities.

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* This portion of the document has been omitted pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment and such portion has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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17.    INDEMNITY.

17.1   VASTERA INDEMNITY. Vastera shall indemnify Ford against and agrees to
hold it harmless from any and all damage, loss, claim, liability and expense
(including without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in
connection with any action, suit or proceeding brought against Ford) incurred or
suffered by Ford solely arising out of (i) breach of any agreement made by
Vastera hereunder with respect to the Transferred Employees; (ii) employment
claims of Transferred Employees based on conditions or actions of Vastera which
arise or take place subsequent to the Employment Date; (iii) any claim by
Transferred Employees (or their dependents or beneficiaries), the Department of
Labor ("DOL"), or Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") arising out of or in
connection with the operation, administration, funding or termination of any of
Vastera's employee benefit plans or programs applicable to Transferred Employees
after the Employment Date or (iv) claims of Ford employees attributable to
conduct by Vastera or Vastera's agents, employees (including Transferred
Employees) or representatives acting under Vastera's authority, direction or
control. Vastera will not indemnify Ford over damage, loss, claim, liability or
expense attributable to conduct by Ford or Ford's agents, employees or
representatives with respect to Transferred Employees.

17.2   FORD INDEMNITY. Ford shall indemnify Vastera against and agrees to hold
it harmless from any and all damage, loss, claim, liability and expense
(including without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in
connection with any action, suit or proceeding brought against Vastera) incurred
or suffered by Vastera arising solely out of (i) breach of any agreement made by
Ford hereunder with respect to the Transferred Employees; (ii) employment claims
of Transferred Employees based on conditions or actions of Ford which arose or
took place prior to the Employment Date; (iii) any claim by Transferred
Employees (or their dependents or beneficiaries), the DOL, or IRS arising out of
or in connection with the operation, administration, funding or termination of
any of Ford's employee benefit plans or programs applicable to Transferred
Employees prior to the Employment Date or (iv) claims of Vastera employees,
including Transferred Employees, attributable to conduct by Ford or Ford's
agents, employees or representatives acting under Ford's authority, direction or
control.

17.3   INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES. With respect to a party's indemnity
obligations hereunder with respect to third-party claims, the following
procedures shall apply:

       (a)    NOTICE. Promptly after receipt by any entity entitled to
              indemnification hereunder of notice of the commencement or
              threatened commencement of any civil, criminal, administrative, or
              investigative action or proceeding involving a claim in respect of
              which the indemnitee will seek indemnification pursuant to the
              terms and conditions herein, the indemnitee shall notify the
              indemnitor of such claim in writing. No failure to so notify an
              indemnitor shall relieve it of its obligations under this
              Agreement except to the extent that it can demonstrate damages

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              attributable to such failure. Within fifteen (15) days following
              receipt of written notice from the indemnitee relating to any
              claim, but no later than ten (10) days before the date on which
              any response to a complaint or summons is due, the indemnitor
              shall notify the indemnitee in writing if the indemnitor
              acknowledges its responsibilities and obligations with respect to
              such indemnification and elects to assume control of the defense
              and settlement of that claim (a "Notice of Election").

       (b)    PROCEDURE FOLLOWING NOTICE OF ELECTION. If the indemnitor delivers
              a Notice of Election relating to any claim within the required
              notice period, the indemnitor shall be entitled to have sole
              control over the defense and all negotiations for the compromise
              or settlement of such claim; provided that (i) the indemnitee
              shall be entitled to participate in the defense of such claim and
              to employ counsel at its own expense to assist in the handling of
              such claim, and (ii) the indemnitor shall obtain the prior written
              approval of the indemnitee before entering into any settlement of
              such claim or ceasing to defend against such claim. The indemnitor
              shall not be required to indemnify the indemnitee for any amount
              paid or payable by the indemnitee in the settlement of any claim
              for which the indemnitor has delivered a timely Notice of Election
              if such amount was agreed to without the written consent of the
              indemnitor.

       (c)    PROCEDURE WHERE NO NOTICE OF ELECTION IS DELIVERED. If the
              indemnitor does not deliver a Notice of Election relating to any
              claim within the required notice period, the indemnitee shall have
              the right to defend the claim in such manner as it may deem
              appropriate, at the cost and expense of the indemnitor. The
              indemnitor shall promptly reimburse the indemnitee for all such
              costs and expenses.

18.    DISPUTE RESOLUTION. If a dispute arises between the Parties relating to
this Agreement, the following procedure shall be implemented except that either
Party may seek injunctive relief from a court where appropriate in order to
maintain the status quo while this procedure is being followed:

18.1   INITIAL MEETING. The Parties shall hold a meeting promptly, attended by
persons with decision-making authority regarding the dispute, to attempt in good
faith to negotiate a resolution of the dispute; provided, however, that no such
meeting shall be deemed to vitiate or reduce the obligations and liabilities of
the Parties or be deemed a waiver by a Party hereto of any remedies to which
such Party would otherwise be entitled hereunder.

18.2   MEDIATION. If, within thirty (30) days after such meeting, the Parties
have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the dispute, they agree to
submit the dispute to mediation in accordance with the then-current Model
Procedure for Mediation of Business Disputes of the Center for Public Resources
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the mediation.

18.3   APPOINTMENT OF MEDIATOR. The Parties will jointly appoint a mutually
acceptable mediator, seeking assistance in such regard from the Center for
Public Resources if they have been unable to agree upon such appointment within
twenty (20) days from the conclusion of the negotiation period.

18.4   ARBITRATION. The Parties agree to participate in good faith in the
mediation and negotiations related thereto for a period of thirty (30) days. If
the Parties are not successful in resolving the dispute through the mediation,
then the Parties agree to submit the matter to binding arbitration or a private
adjudicator.

18.5   GENERAL PROCEDURE. Mediation or arbitration shall take place in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania unless otherwise agreed by the Parties. Equitable
remedies shall be available in any arbitration. Punitive or exemplary damages
shall not be awarded. This clause is subject to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9
U.S.C.A. Section 1 ET SEQ.

18.6   ARBITRATION PROCEDURE. In the event of arbitration, the Parties agree
that the award of the arbitrator shall be (1) the sole and exclusive remedy
between them regarding any claims, counterclaims, or issues presented to the
arbitrator; (2) final and subject to no judicial review; and (3) made and shall
promptly be payable in U.S. dollars free of any tax, deduction, or offset. The
Parties further agree that any costs, fees, or taxes incident to enforcing the
award shall, to the maximum extent permitted bylaw, be charged against the Party
resisting such enforcement. The Parties hereto agree that judgment on the
arbitration award may be entered and enforced in any court of competent
jurisdiction. Each Party shall, except as otherwise provided herein, be
responsible for its own costs, including legal fees, incurred in the course of
any arbitration proceedings. The fees of the arbitrator shall be divided evenly
between the Parties.

19.    MISCELLANEOUS.

19.1   FORCE MAJEURE. Either Party's delay or failure to perform (except for a
Party's payment obligation) shall be excused for so long as, and to the extent
that, it is prevented from performing any of its obligations under this
Agreement, in whole or in part, as a result of delays caused by fire, flood,
earthquake, elements of nature or acts of God, riots, civil disorders,
rebellions or revolutions in any country, or any other cause beyond the
reasonable control of such Party (a "Force Majeure Event"). The non-performing
Party shall promptly notify the other Party of the circumstances causing its
delay or failure to perform and of its plans and efforts to implement a
workaround solution. For as long as such circumstances prevail, the Party whose
performance is delayed or hindered shall continue to use reasonable efforts to
minimize the length and effect of delays and shall re-commence performance after
the cessation of the Force Majeure Event.

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19.2   BINDING NATURE AND ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall be binding on the
Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement, neither Party shall assign this Agreement or
delegate such Party's obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
the other, except that either Party may assign this Agreement without the
consent of the other Party to an entity that acquires all, or substantially all,
of the business of the assigning Party (provided that such entity is not a
competitor of the other Party).

19.3   ENTIRE AGREEMENT, AMENDMENT, WAIVER. This Agreement, including the
Attachments referred to herein and attached hereto constitutes the entire
agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the
subject matter contained in this Agreement. No amendment or modification or
waiver of a breach of any term or condition of this Agreement shall be valid
unless in a writing signed by each of the Parties. The failure of a Party to
enforce, or the delay by either of them in enforcing, any of their respective
rights under this Agreement will not be deemed a continuing waiver or a
modification of any rights hereunder and a Party may, within the time provided
by applicable law and consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, commence
appropriate legal proceedings to enforce any or all of its rights.

19.4   NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands, and determinations under this
Agreement (other than routine operational communications), shall be in writing
and shall be deemed duly given (i) when delivered by hand, (ii) one (1) day
after being given to an express, overnight courier with a reliable system for
tracking delivery, or (iii) six (6) calendar days after the day of mailing, when
mailed by United States mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, and addressed as follows:

       In the case of Ford:         Ford Motor Company
                                    One American Road, 11th Floor
                                    Dearborn, Michigan 48126
                                    Attention: Vice President, Material Planning
                                     and Logistics

       With copies to:              Ford Motor Company
                                    One American Road
                                    Dearborn, Michigan 48126
                                    Attention:  Assistant Tax Officer, Corporate
                                    Finance

                                    Ford Motor Company
                                    Office of the General Counsel
                                    One American Road, WHQ Suite 320
                                    Dearborn, Michigan 48126
                                    Attention: Assistant General Counsel --
                                     Transactions

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       In the case of Vastera:      Vastera Solutions Services Corporation
                                    45025 Aviation Drive
                                    Suite 200
                                    Dulles, Virginia 20190-5602
                                    Attention:  General Counsel

       With copies to:              Vastera, Inc.
                                    45025 Aviation Drive
                                    Dulles, Virginia 20190-5602
                                    Attention:  Vastera designated Liaison

       Any Party may from time to time change its address or designee for
       notification purposes by giving the other prior written notice of the new
       address or designee and the date upon which it will become effective.

19.5   COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, all
of which taken together shall constitute one single agreement between the
Parties hereto.

19.6   SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of this Agreement conflicts
with the law under which this Agreement is to be construed or if any such
provision is held invalid by an arbitrator or a court with jurisdiction over the
Parties, such provision shall be deemed to be restated to reflect as nearly as
possible the original intentions of the Parties in accordance with applicable
law. The remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

19.7   CONSENTS AND APPROVAL. Except where expressly provided as being in the
discretion of a Party, where agreement, approval, acceptance, consent, or
similar action by either Party is required under this Agreement, such action
shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld.

19.8   SURVIVAL. Any provision of this Agreement that contemplates performance
or observance after any termination or expiration of this Agreement (in whole or
in part) shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement and
continue in full force and effect.

19.9   THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is entered into solely between,
and may be enforced only by, Ford and Vastera. This Agreement shall not be
deemed to create any rights in third parties, including employees, suppliers and
customers of a Party, or to create any obligations of a Party to any such third
parties.

19.10  CHOICE OF LAW. This Agreement and performance under it shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan without
regard to its choice of law principles.

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19.11  NEGOTIATED TERMS. The Parties agree that the terms and conditions of this
Agreement are the result of negotiations between the Parties and that this
Agreement shall not be construed in favor of or against any Party by reason of
the extent to which any Party or its professional advisors participated in the
preparation of this Agreement.

19.12  TITLES AND HEADINGS. Titles and headings of Sections of this Agreement
are for convenience only and will not affect the construction of any provision
of this Agreement.

19.13  NO INDIVIDUAL AUTHORITY. Neither Party shall, without the express, prior
written consent of the other Party, take any action for or on behalf of or in
the name of the other Party, assume, undertake, or enter into any commitment,
debt, duty or obligation binding upon the other Party, except for actions taken
pursuant to agreements entered into between such Party or its Affiliates and any
other Party.

19.14  PARENT GUARANTY. In connection with this Agreement, Ford and Vastera,
Inc. have executed a Parent Guaranty, attached hereto as Schedule D.

20.    HSR ACT.

       Both Parties' obligations under this Agreement are subject to the
termination or expiration of any HSR Act waiting period applicable to the Stock
Transfer Agreement among Ford, Vastera and Vastera, Inc. dated as of even date
herewith. "HSR Act" is defined as the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976, as amended, and the related regulations and published
interpretations.

21.    SEC.

       Both Parties' obligations under this Agreement are subject to the receipt
by Vastera of written approval or concurrence from the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission of its treatment of the transactions contemplated by the
Stock Transfer Agreement among Ford, Vastera, and Vastera, Inc. dated as of even
date herewith as a business combination applying the purchase method of
accounting under generally accepted accounting principles, provided that the
foregoing condition precedent shall be deemed waived by both Parties in the
event that no such written approval or concurrence has been received by Vastera
within sixty (60) days of the Effective Date.

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

FORD MOTOR COMPANY                  VASTERA SOLUTIONS SERVICES
                                                     CORPORATION

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By: /s/ Frank Taylor                    By:  /s/ Arjun Rishi
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Title:                                  Title:
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                                  SCHEDULE A*

                                 Employee Census

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* This portion of the document has been omitted pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment and such portion has been filed separately with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                                   SCHEDULE B

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                                FORD LAUNCH PLAN
                                   July 2000
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TRANSITION - PHASE 1 - BEGINS AUGUST  1, 2000

CUSTOMS IMPORT OPERATIONS TRANSITION
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Identify transition team leaders for the three main import processes (HTS,     08/01/00    08/08/00
NAFTA, and Brokers)
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Develop Transition Plan to move from current Ford Operations to Vastera        08/01/00    09/01/00
Operations
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Identify project manager for the transition process                            08/01/00    08/08/00
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Identify operations manager for current and future Ford Customs operations     08/01/00    08/08/00
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Vastera assumes Ford import customs operations (SUBJECT TO EXPIRATION
OR TERMINATION OF ANY APPLICABLE HSR WAITING PERIOD)                            08/01/00   07/12/10
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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Start the process with Ford Systems staff and management on identifying
integration with Vastera systems                                               08/08/00    08/15/00
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Develop high level systems integration plan with level of effort, costs and    08/15/00    09/01/00
feasibility
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Establish timing, criticality and service levels for Ford Information          08/15/00    09/01/00
Systems to provide and maintain links
into the main Ford operations systems for customs import operations
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NEW PROJECT ACTIVITY
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Vastera project team begins due diligence work on transitioning Ford           08/01/00    10/01/00
Canadian and Mexican operations
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Vastera and Ford identify and Vastera extends offers to selected non-U.S.      08/01/00    10/01/00
key employees
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Ford to complete regulatory and country level approvals to transition          08/01/00    10/01/00
Canadian and Mexican Operations
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Build Transition Plan for Ford Canadian and Mexican Operations                 09/15/00    11/01/00
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Vastera project team begins analysis and builds plan to improve the services
and cost structure of all broker operations and contracts                      08/01/00    10/01/00
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Build Transition plan to assume some of the broker operations                  09/01/00    10/01/00
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Vastera begins assuming broker operations                                      11/01/00    07/30/10
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Vastera project team begins due diligence and requirements analysis for
assuming Ford Export Operations                                                10/01/00    11/01/00
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Build transition plan to assume Ford Export Operations.                        11/01/00    12/01/00
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Vastera project team begins due diligence work on transitioning Ford           12/01/00    01/01/01
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European operations
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Ford to complete regulatory and country level approvals to transition          12/01/00    03/01/01
European Operations
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TRANSITION  PHASE 2   -->   BEGINS JANUARY 1, 2001

INTERNATIONAL AND EXPORT OPERATIONS
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Vastera assumes Canadian and Mexican import customs operations                 01/01/01    07/30/10
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Ford to complete regulatory and country level approvals to begin               01/01/01    02/01/01
transitioning Export Operations
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Vastera begins assuming Ford Export Operations                                 03/01/01    07/30/10
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Build Transition Plan for Ford European Operations                             03/01/01    04/01/01
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TRANSITION  PHASE 3   -->   BEGINS JULY 1, 2001

INTERNATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW
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Vastera assumes European import customs operations                             07/01/01    07/30/10
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Management Review                                                              08/15/01    08/17/01
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                                  ATTACHMENT C

          Employee Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Agreement

<PAGE>

                                     VASTERA

                            EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIALITY
                                       AND
                         INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT

This Employee Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Agreement ("Agreement")
is made by and between Vastera, Inc. ("Employer" or" Company"), a Delaware
corporation, and ___________________________________________________________
("Employee").     EMPLOYEE NAME                (PLEASE PRINT)

WHEREAS, the Company possesses information which has commercial value in the
business of Employer, including trade secrets, processes, designs, concepts,
know-how, techniques, notes, marketing plans, strategies, forecasts, financial
and cost information, customer lists and other similar types of information not
generally known to the public ("Proprietary Information"); and

WHEREAS, the Employer is engaged in the development, marketing and sale of a
broad range of professional services on a international basis. Any Employer
developed technology and activities constitute valuable assets, including the
Proprietary Information of Employer and of third parties to which Employee will
gain access during his employment with Employer; and

WHEREAS, the parties acknowledge the necessity of a relationship of trust and
confidence between Employee and Employer not only with respect to the duties of
Employee pertaining to the discharge of his work-related functions, but also the
duty of Employee to protect the Proprietary Information of Employer.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and terms and conditions hereof,
the Employee and Employer agree as follows:

1.1      All Proprietary Information and other rights in connection therewith
shall be the sole property of Employer and its successors and assigns. Employee
hereby promises to assign and does assign to Employer all right, title and
interest he has, may have, or subsequently may acquire in such Proprietary
Information. Employee covenants to Employer that he will execute, upon request,
any documentation, including assignments, required to vest exclusive title to
Proprietary Information in the name of Employer.

1.2      At all times during Employee's employment and for the one (1) year
period following any termination of his employment, Employee will keep in
confidence the Proprietary Information of the Employer. Except as may be
necessary in the ordinary course of performing the duties of Employee on behalf
of Employer, Employee will not use or disclose any Proprietary Information or
any matter related to the Proprietary Information without the prior written
consent of Employer. The obligations under this paragraph are continuing and
shall survive Employee's termination of employment with Employer one (1) year
following any termination, including the obligation of Employee to decline
employment by a third party which by its nature will result in disclosure of
Proprietary Information belonging to Employer.

1.3      The Employee will not take any documents or data from the premises of
Employer, or reproductions thereof, which relates to Proprietary Information,
except in connection with Employee's performance of work-related duties. In the
event of termination of this Agreement, Employee shall immediately deliver to
the Employer all documents and data of any nature pertaining to work with the
Employer, including copies thereof, and any Proprietary Information which the
Employee has in his possession.

1.4      Employee shall promptly disclose to the Employer any and all
improvements, inventions, whether or not patentable or copyrightable,
trademarks, formulas, processes, techniques, know-how and data, conceived, made,
reduced to practice or learned by Employee either alone or with others, during
employment with Employer. All such improvements, inventions, formulas,
processes, techniques, know-how, and data are hereinafter referred to as
"Inventions".

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1.5      Employee agrees that any Inventions made by Employee whether solely or
together with others, during the term of his employment, made with Employer's
equipment, supplies, facilities, trade secrets, or time; or that relate at the
time of conception or reduction to practice to the business of Employer or
Employer's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development; or that
result from any work performed by Employee for Employer, shall be deemed to be a
"work made for hire" as defined in Section 101 (b) of the Copyright Act and
belong solely to Employer, and Employee promises to and hereby does assign to
Employer, without further compensation, all right, title and interest he has,
may have, or subsequently may acquire in such Inventions.

1.6      Employee shall assist Employer in obtaining patents or copyrights on
all Inventions, designs, improvements, and discoveries deemed patentable or
copyrightable by Employer and the Employee shall execute all documents,
including assignments, oaths and declarations, and do all things necessary to
obtain patent/copyright certificates on behalf of Employer so as to vest
Employer with full and exclusive title thereto, and to protect the Inventions
from infringement by others.

1.7      For purposes of this Agreement, an Invention is deemed made during the
term of employment of Employee if the Invention was conceived or first reduced
to practice during that period. Employee agrees that any application for a
patent or copyright filed within one year of termination of employment under
this Agreement shall be presumed to relate to an Invention made during the term
of this Agreement unless the Employee can provide clear evidence to the contrary
and the parties hereto agree in writing.

1.8      Employee agrees that Employer shall have full discretion to determine
whether to keep such Invention as a trade secret subject to the protections in
this Agreement.

1.9      Employee has identified on Appendix A, attached hereto and made a part
of this Agreement by reference, all Inventions or improvements relevant to the
subject matter of employment by Employer or business of Employer that has been
conceived, made, or first reduced to practice by Employee, alone or jointly with
others, prior to Employee's employment by Employer, and which Employee desires
to remove from the operation of this Agreement. Employee represents and warrants
that such list is complete. If there is no such list on Appendix A, Employee
represents that Employee claims no such Inventions and improvements exist at the
time of signing this Agreement.

1.10     Employee acknowledges that cooperation among the parties hereto is
necessary to prevent irreparable harm to Employer and Employee covenants that he
will in good faith refrain from conduct that would deprive Employer of the
employment benefits of performance by Employee.

2.       Employee acknowledges his employment duties will provide access to
and/or possession of trade secrets and other confidential and Proprietary
Information of Employer and shall provide Employee with intimate knowledge of
Employer's technology and operations. Accordingly, any Employee activities or
employment that could constitute a breach of Section 1 of this Agreement will
cause irreparable harm to Employer. If Employee continues to engage in such
harmful activities or employment, Employer may seek other equitable relief as
may be appropriate.

3.       Employee represents that during the period of his employment by the
Company, he will not, without the Company's prior written consent, engage in any
employment or business activity other than for the Company which prevents him
from properly performing his duties as an employee of the Company or which
presents a conflict of interest, as determined by the Company. Employee further
agrees that during the period of his employment by the Company and for a period
of one (1) year after his date of termination of employment by the Company,
Employee will not, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, hire or otherwise induce
any employee of the Company to leave the employ of the Company, or (ii) solicit
the business of any client or customer of the Company (other than on behalf of
the Company).

4.       Employee acknowledges that his employment with Employer is terminable
at the sole discretion of the Employer, without cause and without notice.
Employee further acknowledges his understanding that no representation, express
or implied, is intended to be made by Employer of continued employment by reason
of execution of this Agreement. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, Employee
is, and shall remain, a terminable-at-will employee of Employer.

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5.       Employee acknowledges that the Company has received, and in the future
will receive from third parties, confidential or proprietary information ("Third
Party Information") subject to a duty on the Company's part to maintain the
confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited
purposes. During the term of employment and thereafter, Employee will hold Third
Party Information in the strictest confidence and will not disclose (to anyone
other than Company personnel who need to know such information in connection
with their work for the Company) or use, except in connection with Employee's
work for the Company, Third Party Information unless expressly authorized by an
officer of the Company in writing.

6.       Employee represents that during his employment by the Company, Employee
will not improperly use or disclose any confidential information or trade
secrets, if any, of any former employer or any other person to whom Employee has
an obligation of confidentiality, and Employee will not bring onto the premises
of the Company any unpublished documents or any property belonging to any former
employer or any ocher person to whom Employee has an obligation of
confidentiality unless consented to in writing by that former employer or
person. Employee will use in the performance of his duties only information
which is generally known and used by persons with training and experience
comparable to his own, which is common knowledge in the industry or otherwise
legally in the public domain, or which is otherwise provided or developed by the
Company.

7.       Employee represents that he is not a party to or otherwise bound by any
prior agreement or arrangement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of
any court or administrative agency, which would conflict with the obligation of
Employee to diligently promote and further the interests of Employer's business
as now or hereafter conducted.

8.1      This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
Employee and Employer, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns.

8.2      The parties intend that each provision of this Agreement shall be
construed and interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law. If any provision in this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining
provisions hereof shall nevertheless continue in full force without being
impaired or invalidated in any manner.

8.3      If any of the covenants contained in Sections 1 or 3 are held to be
unenforceable because of the duration or scope of such provision, the parties
agree that the court making the determination shall have the power to reduce the
duration and/or scope of such provision and, in its reduced form, the provision
shall be enforceable.

8.4      Any notices to be given by either party to the other may be effected
either by personal delivery in writing or by first-class mail, postage prepaid.
Mailed notices shall be addressed to the parties at the addresses appearing in
this Agreement, but each party may change its address by written notice to the
other party in accordance with this paragraph. Notices delivered personally
shall be deemed communicated as of the date of actual receipt mailed notices
shall be deemed communicated as of the date which is three business days after
being deposited in the U.S. mail.

8.5      Employee services are personal and unique, and because Employee may
have access to and become acquainted with the Proprietary Information of the
Company, the Company shall have the right to enforce this Agreement and any of
its provisions by injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief,
without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies that the
Company may have for a breach of this Agreement.

8.6      All promises and covenants contained herein shall survive termination
of the Agreement and any affirmative assistance covenanted to be performed on
the part of Employee shall be performed beyond the dace of termination of
employment.

8.7      Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
or the breach thereof, shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance
with the commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association and judgment
on the award rendered may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof.
Arbitration hearings shall be heard by a sole arbitrator in Fairfax, Virginia,
or in such other location as the Company may agree.

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8.8      If any action at law or equity is deemed necessary by Employer to
enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, and disbursements in addition to
any other relief to which he may be entitled.

8.9      This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, discussions and
understandings, either oral or in writing, between the parties with respect to
the employment of Employee by Employer and contains all of the covenants and
agreements between the parties with respect to that employment. Each party to
this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises, or
agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting
on behalf of any party, which are not embodied herein, and that no other
agreement, statement, or promise not contained in this Agreement shall be valid
and binding. Any modification of this Agreement will be effective only if it is
in writing signed by the parties hereto.

8.10     Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer
any rights or remedies under this Agreement on any persons other than the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

8.11     This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance of the
laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AND AGREE TO ITS TERMS. I HAVE COMPLETELY
FILLED OUT AND SIGNED EXHIBIT "A" TO THIS AGREEMENT.

EXECUTED THIS ____________ DAY OF ______________________________, 19________.

EMPLOYEE NAME:  _____________________________________________________________
(PLEASE PRINT)

HOME ADDRESS:  _______________________________________________________________

               _______________________________________________________________

EMPLOYEE SIGNATURE:  _________________________________________________________

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                                    EXHIBIT A
                           TO EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIALITY
                       AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT

Vastera, Inc.
45025 Aviation Drive, Suite 300
Dulles, Virginia 20166

Attn: Human Resources

1.       The following is a complete list of all Inventions or improvements
         requested to be identified by Section 1.9 of the Employee
         Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Agreement that have been made
         or conceived or first reduced to practice by me alone or jointly with
         others prior to my employment by the Company:

         _____  NO INVENTIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS

         _____  See below:

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         _____  Due to confidentiality agreements with prior employer, I cannot
                disclose certain inventions that would otherwise be included on
                the above-described list.

         _____  Additional sheets attached.

2.       I propose to bring to my employment by Vastera the following devices,
         materials and documents of a former employer or other person to whom I
         have an obligation of confidentiality that are not generally available
         to the public, which materials and documents may be used in my
         employment pursuant to the express written authorization of my former
         employer or such other person (a copy of which is attached hereto):

         _____  NO MATERIAL

________________________________________________________________________________
EMPLOYEE NAME (Please Print)

____________________________________________________      ______________________
EMPLOYEE SIGNATURE                                        DATE

________________________________________________________________________________
TO BE COMPLETED BY VASTERA HUMAN RESOURCES:

___ NO DISCLOSURE:         FILE IN PERSONNEL FILE ______________________________
                                                   (BY: HR REP)           DATE

___ DISCLOSURE:   FORWARD TO VASTERA'S GENERAL COUNSEL _________________________
                                                      (BY: HR REP)         DATE

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