Where do I draw the line?

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I know it's not my truck. This leaves me in a position where I can't do anything unless I ask. Normally there isn't a problem. All I did was ask if he could take a friend of mine and her son to Woodland, which is a 45 minute drive one way. The last thing I expected was the arrogance and defiance I never receive. Naturally, my first thought was maybe the city is not in Sacramento County. If that were the case, and I did ask where it was, I would better understand the refusal. The worst part was when he wanted me to LIE as to why the answer was no. Why the hell would I lie when he knows full well that I won't lie for anyone. I ended up feeling this big knot in my chest because I held back my anger when he ultimately gave me no viable reason for not going. I didn't care that I was being asked on short notice to go across the county three hours prior to being there. It's not like I was being asked to do something wrong. When I pressed for a real answer, he shoots back at me, "I don't feel like going. I don't want to," as he was walking away from me. I saw the nasty look on his face and the tone of his voice was anger. I bit my tongue at that point and I wish I hadn't. No one is allowed to talk me down ever. I don't care what the argument is about, or who they are. It made me sick to my stomach resulting in elevated stress affecting my heart rate. If I blow up in his face and give an exact reason why resulting in being withdrawn, he suddenly becomes a wimp coming after me to not be angry. I don't want that either. I can't respect a man who caves in. I ask, where do I need to draw the line before I feel like I'm being talked down to? I can't keep walking away resulting in long nights sitting on the computer to get rid of the stressed heart. Am I supposed to keep shutting up just because the sucker can't handle my anger? It's not who I am. I like being brutally honest; so why should that change just for one man?