Was I in the wrong?

pick him up an hour away from the comfort of your home ?
i say nope.
even thought he was being an a-hole friend,
two wrongs don't make a right.
in any case, next time he calls,
just say to him what kind of friend calls only for free rides or for their own benefit ?
if he gives you an a-hole friend answer/excuse, drop him.

It is tempting to give someone a dose of his own medicine, but playing tit-for-tat is still not a good idea. Tit-for-tat = revenge. It feels good, but it usually does not solve a problem.

To me, this guy sounds like a bad friend. It was rude for him to refuse to pick up your calls and to take so long to get back to you. In your situation, I would have told him that this behavior bothered me. If that didn't work, I would step back from the friendship. Who needs a friend like that, who doesn't care for your feelings and lacks basic social skills?

Instead of ending the friendship, you tried to teach him a lesson. That was optimistic of you, because you must have thought that the lesson would encourage him to change his habits. The problem is, that people who have bad habits usually don't change. Your problem here is that you failed to acknowledge that the world revolves around this guy. Everyone has to be considerate of him, but not the other way around. Also, as you have found, people like this guy often get mad and create drama when you give them a dose of their own medicine.

You sound like a woman who knows how to treat people well. Why would you want a friend or a boyfriend like this guy? I feel exhausted just reading about him. My advice is to get to know some of the many people out there who are not d***s like this guy. Good luck!